General Employment Law

$1,500,000.00 – Wage & Hour Violations

Deas v. Alba Carting & Demolition, Inc., et al.; Case No.:1:17-cv-03947-DCF

$1,500,000.00 – Wage & Hour Violations – Firm represented a collective of employees and former employees against Alba Carting & Demolition, Inc., a demolition corporation for unpaid, overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor law.  Generally, the Plaintiffs contended that the Company subjected them to working forty hours a week while only paying them straight time.  Additionally, Plaintiffs argued that Defendants failed to provide Plaintiffs with accurate wage statements on each payday or with an accurate wage notice at the time of hire, as the New York Labor Law requires.  After litigating the matter, the Firm negotiated a settlement of $1,500,000.00.  Michael J. Borrelli and Michael R. Minkoff handled the matter for the Firm.

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Borrelli & Associates

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