Joselito Juarez v. Mango USA, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-02840

New Collective Action in the Eastern District Of New York

Joselito Juarez v. Mango USA, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-02840
On May 6, 2014, Lead Plaintiff Joselito Juarez on behalf of himself and those similarly situated filed a collective action lawsuit in United States District Court – Eastern District of New York vs. his former employers, Mango USA, Inc., Nana Fashion, Inc., Kheder Fatiha, Eily Fatiha and John Doe. Lead Plaintiff Mr. Juarez worked for Defendants’ tailoring business assisting in manufacturing clothing, cutting clothing to size, packaging clothes for shipment and ironing. Mr. Juarez alleges he worked for Defendants six days per week, Sunday through Friday from 8 a.m. to anywhere between 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. for an average of fifty-seven to sixty-nine hours per week, but he did not get paid overtime wages for any hours he worked over forty hours per week in violation of New York Labor Law, New York Compensation Codes Rules and Regulations and the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Additionally in his complaint, Mr. Juarez alleges that Defendants wrongfully terminated him after he notified Defendants of a back injury even though Mr. Juarez could still perform the essential functions of his job with or without an accommodation in violation of the New York City Human Rights Law. If any person worked for any of the stores or individuals named as a Defendant in the lawsuit during the time period of May 6, 2008 – May 6, 2014 or has information that may be relevant to this case, contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. as soon as possible through our websiteor phone numbers: (516) 248 – 5550, (516) ABOGADO, or (212) 679 – 5000.