Eliberto Alvarez, et al v. Pronto Pizza & Grill, Inc. Case No. 15-CV-8277

New Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New York

Eliberto Alvarez, et al v. Pronto Pizza & Grill, Inc. Case No. 15-CV-8277

On October 21, 2015, Lead Plaintiff Eliberto Alvarez, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, filed a class and collective action lawsuit in United States District Court – Southern District of New York vs. Pronto Pizza & Grill, Inc. The complaint alleges as follows: Mr. Alvarez began working for Defendants around April of 2015. Throughout each week of his employment with Defendant, Plaintiff worked from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, without a scheduled or uninterrupted break. Accordingly, Plaintiff worked fifty-four hours during each week of his employment with Defendant. During his employment, Defendants failed to pay Plaintiff the proper overtime compensation at the statutorily-required overtime rate of pay for any hour that he worked per week over forty hours as the New York Labor Law, New York Compensation Codes Rules and Regulations, and the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act require. Moreover, Defendants failed to compensate Plaintiff for all hours worked in accordance with the minimum wage provisions of the New York Labor Law and the New York Compensation Codes Rules and Regulations. In addition, Defendants failed to furnish Mr. Alvarez with accurate wage statements and wage notices on each payday.

If any person worked for the defendants named in the lawsuit during the time period of July 21, 2009 – present or has in formation that may be relevant to this case, contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. as soon as possible through our website, or any of our phone numbers: (516) 248–5550, (516) ABOGADO, and (212) 679–5000.

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Michael J. Borrelli

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