McLane Northeast (“McLane”), a distribution company with a facility located in Onondaga County, New York, has allegedly violated federal law by refusing to interview a qualified applicant because she was deaf, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) charged in a lawsuit filed on December 31, 2020. After unsuccessfully trying to resolve this matter pre-litigation, the […]
New Action filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York Demyan v. Fortress Investment Group LLC, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, LLC., Index No.:657383/2020 On December 31, 2020, Plaintiff Demyan filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York against […]
Minimum Wage Increase for Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and the Remainder of New York State On December 31, 2020, the New York State minimum wage increased, except in New York City, where it remains $15.00 per hour for all size businesses. In Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, the minimum wage increased from $13.00 per hour to […]
New Action filed in the Southern District Of New York Quinones, Jr., v. UMVLT LLC, d/b/a Aspiris., and Joshua Hamel, individually, and Michael Steffe, individually, Civil Case No.:21-cv-184 On January 8, 2021, Plaintiff Quinones, Jr. filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against UMVLT LLC d/b/a ASPIRIS, (“Aspiris”), […]
Tejada v. La Selecta Bakery, Inc., Case No :17-cv-05882-CBA-RER Firm Secures Judgment in the amount of $320,222.12 plus interest – Wage & Hour Violations – Firm represented a collective group of former employees against La Selecta Bakery, Inc., a bakery, for unpaid overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New […]
Some people employed in New York State may be unaware of their status as at-will employees until they come face to face with the term at the end of their employment. Under the doctrine of at-will employment, employers can choose to terminate employees for any reason, without a need to justify the employment decision, provided […]
New Action filed in the Southern District of New York Taveras v. Audry Mini-Market, Inc., and Santana Lantigua, individually, Civil Case No.: 20-cv-5080 On July 02, 2020, Plaintiff Taveras filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against AUDRY MINI-MARKET (“Audry”), and SANTANA LANTIGUA, individually (“Lantigua” and together with […]
New Action filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Bronx Lopez v. Chris Super Deli, Inc., and Felipe Pena, individually, Index No.:35794/2020E On December 29, 2020, Plaintiff Lopez filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Bronx against CHRIS SUPER DELI, INC., […]
After an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”), Los Tequila Inc., operator of Los Tres Caminos restaurant in Evansville, Indiana will have to pay $317,108.00 in minimum wage and overtime back wages to 21 employees, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). WHD investigators concluded that […]
New Action filed in the Southern District of New York Radman, v. ELC Beauty, LLC, Civil Case No: 20-cv-4017. On May 22, 2020, Plaintiff Radman filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against ELC BEAUTY, LLC (“Defendant”) alleging as follows: Plaintiffs worked for Defendants – – an affiliate […]
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