Castano v. RiverBrook Hospitality Management LLC, individually; Index No.:1:26-cv-01284

New Action filed in the United States District Court Southern District of New York

On February 16, 2026, Plaintiff Castano, by and through her attorneys, Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C., filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Southern District, against, RiverBrook Hospitality Management LLC (“Defendant”), alleging upon knowledge as to herself and her own actions, and upon information and belief as to all other matter, as follows:

Plaintiff worked for Defendants – – a New York limited liability company that operates hotels in at least New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia – – as a housekeeper at Defendant’s hotel in Essington, Pennsylvania, from November 27, 2023, until April 12, 2024.  As described below, throughout his employment, Defendant required Plaintiff to work, and Plaintiff did work, in excess of forty hours each workweek, or virtually each week, yet in exchange, Defendant paid Plaintiff in lodging and with a flat daily rate that did not change regardless of how many hours she worked in a day or in a week.  Thus, Defendant did not pay Plaintiff at the rate of one-half times her regular rate for the hours that she worked over forty in a week, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act of 1968 and the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law.  Defendants paid and treated all of its nonmanagerial housekeepers who worked in at least its Pennsylvania and New Jersey locations in the same manner.

If any individual is or has previously been an employee of the Defendants named in the lawsuit and/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 any of our phone numbers: (516) 248–5550, (516) ABOGADO, or (212) 679–5000.