Wages and Overtime

Firm Secures Judgment in the amount of $320,222.12 plus interest – Wage & Hour Violations

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 York Labor Law.  Generally, the Plaintiffs contended that the company subjected them to working over 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 as the New York Labor Law requires.  The case concluded in a Judgement in the amount of $320,222.12 plus interest and attorney fees.  Michael J. Borrelli and Alexander T. Coleman handled the matter on behalf of the firm.

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Borrelli & Associates

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