Tutsky v. MTC Limousine & Corporate Coach, Inc., et al., Case No. 7:14-cv-03408

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Tutsky v. MTC Limousine & Corporate Coach, Inc., et al., Case No. 7:14-cv-03408

On May 9, 2014, Lead Plaintiff, Ronald Tutsky 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. MTC Limousine & Corporate Coach, Inc., Trevor Franklin, James Rubin, Matthew Hitchcock and Greg Lacasky. Mr. Tutsky worked for Defendants as a driver, and he alleges that he worked between fourteen to eighteen hours per day because he was required to be available to drive at all times during his work shift, but Defendants did not pay him a steady rate of pay and compensated him only in the form of tips. Additionally, Defendants withheld pay as a form of discipline, kept some of the tips meant for drivers like Mr. Tutsky for themselves, did not pay Mr. Tutsky minimum wages or the statutorily required overtime rate of pay for any hours he worked over forty hours per week in violation New York Labor Law, New York Compensation Codes Rules and Regulations and the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. If any person worked for the limousine company or individuals named as Defendants in the lawsuit during the time period of May 9, 2008 – May 9, 2014 or has information that may be relevant to this case, contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. as soon as possible through our website, or via phone: (516) 248 – 5550, (516) ABOGADO, and (212) 679 – 5000.

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Michael J. Borrelli

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