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10 JUL

John Catsimatidis Liable for Unpaid Overtime Wages

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Second Circuit Holds Gristede’s CEO, John Catsimatidis Personally Liable for Employees Lost Overtime Wages

On July 9, 2013, the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) decision in Torres v. Gristede’s Operating Corp. that Gristede’s Foods, Inc. (“Gristedes”) CEO, John Catsimatidis qualifies as an “employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In so holding, the Second Circuit, made Catsimatidis personally liable for any wage and hour claims ...

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26 JUN

Starbucks Decision from NY Court of Appeals Regarding Tips

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NY Court of Appeals Starbucks Decision

On June 26, 2013, the New York State Court of Appeals responded to both Barenboim v. Starbucks and Winans v. Starbucks by holding that Starbuck Baristas must share their tips with Shift Supervisors but the company may be entitled to deny those same tips to Assistant Managers. In so holding, the Court of Appeals has methodically laid out the proper line of ...

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24 JUN

Chipotle Lawsuit Conditional Certification Granted

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S.D.N.Y. Grants Nationwide Class Certification Against Chipotle

On June 20, 2013, the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) received oral arguments on behalf of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (“Defendant”) and its Apprentice/Assistant Manager employees (“Plaintiffs”) located in eight states regarding a motion for Conditional Certification of a Collective Action pursuant to the Fair Labor ...

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17 JUN

Conde Nast Unpaid Intern Lawsuit

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Conde Nast Allegedly Violates Federal and State, Wage and Hour Laws by Failing to Pay Interns

On June 13, 2013, two former interns, Lauren Ballinger and Matthew Leib (Plaintiffs) filed a class action complaint in U.S. Federal Court (S.D.N.Y.) on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated against Conde Nast Publications ...

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13 JUN

Ainsworth Lawsuit

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On June 12, 2013, the Alycia Carrillo (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint in U.S. Federal Court on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated that worked at The Ainsworth and Ainsworth Park (collectively, the “Ainsworth Bars”), as class representative, alleging that Paige Hospitality Group (“Defendant”) unlawfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). The plaintiff is seeking to recover unpaid minimum wages, overtime compensation, spread of hours pay, misappropriated gratuities, misappropriated service charges, unlawful ...

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13 JUN

Ruby Tuesday Lawsuit Decision

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S.D.N.Y. Grants Conditional Certification and Court-Authorized Notice to Tipped Employees against Ruby Tuesday Restaurants

 

On June 11, 2013, the U.S. Federal Court (S.D.N.Y.) granted conditional certification and court-authorized notice to potential class members in Guttentag v. Ruby Tuesday, ...

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