Smajlaj v. Pritchard Industries, Inc. Case No.: 1:18-cv-02243

New Collective Action filed in the Southern District of New York
Smajlaj v. Pritchard Industries, Inc. Case No.: 1:18-cv-02243

On March 13, 2018, Lead Plaintiff Mr. Smajlaj, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, filed a class and collective action lawsuit in United States District Court – Eastern District of New York against his employer, Pritchard Industries, Inc. The complaint alleges as follows:

Mr. Smajlaj began working for Defendant — a building services and facility maintenance provider — as a building maintenance worker from about December 1993 until his termination on March 2, 2016. For at least the six-year period pre-dating this action’s commencement through his last day of work, Defendant typically required Plaintiff, an hourly employee, to work extended shifts on many days, in addition to his regularly scheduled workweek of at least forty hours. However, Defendant often failed to pay Mr. Smajlaj at any rate of pay, and thus not at the statutorily required rate of time and one-half his straight-time rate for those hours worked during extended shifts that brought his weekly hours worked in excess of forty. In addition to violating the FLSA’s and NYLL’s overtime provisions, Defendant also violated the NYLL by failing to provide Plaintiff with accurate wage statements on each payday.

If any individual is or has previously been an employee for the Defendant named in the lawsuit during the time period of March 13, 2012 – present or has information that may be relevant to this case, please contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. as soon as possible through one of our websites, www.employmentlawyernewyork.com or www.516abogado.com, or by phone: (516) 248-5550, (516) ABOGADO, or (212) 679-5000.