New Collective Action filed in the Eastern District of New York
Juan Robles v. NY Community Financial, LLC, et al., Case No. 14-cv-5835
On October 6, 2014, Lead Plaintiff Juan Robles 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 vs. NY Community Financial, LLC and individuals Juan Carlos De La Cruz and Luis De La Cruz. Mr. Robles worked for Defendants as a security guard from March 5, 2013 until June 14, 2014. Throughout his employment, Defendants required Mr. Robles to work sixty hours per week and also required him to be “on call” for a total of thirty-nine hours per week. However, Defendants failed to pay Mr. Robles overtime compensation at the statutorily-required overtime rate of pay for each hour that he worked per week that was in excess of forty total hours, as the New York Labor Law, New York Compensation Codes Rules and Regulations, and the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act require. In addition, Defendants failed to furnish Mr. Robles with accurate wage statements on each payday as required by the New York Labor Law. If any person worked for the company or individuals named as a Defendant in the lawsuit during the time period of October 6, 2008 – October 6, 2014 or has information that may be relevant to this case, contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C.
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