Salisbury v. TransCare Corporation
May 20, 2014OUTCOME: Pending
Class action for failure to pay bus drivers, including NYC Access-A-Ride drivers, for all hours worked including overtime.
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Orin R. Kurtz's Legal Cases (8)
New York, NY
Employment and labor Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Class Action, Employee Benefits
Griffiths v. James Merrill, et al
Apr 14, 2014OUTCOME: Pending
Class action against controlling persons and top promoters of TelexFree. The complaint alleges that TelexFree was a pyramid scheme, where purchasers of TelexFree "memberships" were promised payments th ... at they never received.
Noriega v. Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events, et al.
May 20, 2013OUTCOME: Pending. Please see our website, www.nyc-employmentlawyer.com, for updates.
In this class action, the plaintiffs allege that Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events, LLC, and its parent company, add a "service charge" to their customers' bills and don't pay any of that charge to the ... ir employees. This practice violates New York Labor Law Section 196-d and supporting regulations created by the New York State Department of labor, which prohibit an employer from retaining any portion of an employee's tips--including service charges.
Dabaghian v. eMusic.com, Inc.
May 20, 2013OUTCOME: Pending
Consumer class action against eMusic. The complaint allegest that eMusic sold download cards that promised a specific number of songs for a fixed price, and failed to provide the number of songs promis ... ed.
Yahraes v. Restaurant Associates, Levy Restaurants, Amerivents
N/AOUTCOME: Settled for $600,000
Class action for failure to pay overtime, misclassification of employees as independent contractors, and unlawful retention of gratuities.
In re Bradley Pharmaceuticals Securities Litigation
N/AOUTCOME: Settled for $3,500,000
Class action for securities fraud.
Wlodarski v. Garcia
N/AOUTCOME: Pending
Representing individual employee who alleges that her employer--a doctor--retroactively canceled her health insurance when she resigned from her job, causing her to incur thousands of dollars in medica ... l bills. Employee was also denied overtime pay.
Meyer v. United States Tennis Association
N/AOUTCOME: Pending, Class Certification Granted in April, 2013
Class action on behalf of umpires at the US Tennis Open in Queens, New York, who allege that they are employees who are misclassified as independent contractors.