Santos Andre Gonzalez v. Lovin Oven Catering of Suffolk, Inc. et al.

Santos Andre Gonzalez v. Lovin Oven Catering of Suffolk, Inc. et al.,
Case No. 2:14-cv-02824

On May 5, 2014, Lead Plaintiff Santos Andre Gonzalez 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. Lovin’ Oven Catering of Suffolk, Inc., Lovin’ Oven Catering of Suffolk, LLC, Lovin’ Oven/Lands End Corp., Lovin Oven Motel Associates, LLC, and Lovin’ Oven/Felice’s Corp. (collectively referred to as “Lovin’ Oven”), and business owner, Gerard Scollan.  Mr. Gonzalez alleges he worked catering events for Lovin’ Oven on three days between Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and every day Friday through Sunday from either 8 a.m. to 3 a.m., 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., or 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. for nine to twenty-one hours per shift and a total of eighty hours per week.  However, Defendants did not pay Mr. Gonzalez overtime wages, or pay him at all for 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.  If any person worked for any of the catering companies or individual named as a Defendant in the lawsuit during the time period of May 5, 2008 – May 5, 2014 or has information that may be relevant to this case, contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. as soon as possible through this website, or any of our phone numbers: (516) 248 – 5550, (516) ABOGADO, and (212) 679 – 5000.

Published by
Michael J. Borrelli

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