Attorney Joseph DeGiuseppe Jr.'s Legal Cases

Employment and labor

Michael A. Thompson v. Core Burn, et al., SDHR Case No. 10215346

Jun 01, 2022

OUTCOME: No Probable Cause Finding for alleged race/color and age discrimination against independent contractor.

Successfully defended corporate client before the N.Y.S. Division of Human Rights against claims by independent contractor that he was the victim of unlawful employment discrimination because of his ra ... ce/color and age (among other protected classifications) in violation of the N.Y.S. Human Rights Law resulting in “No Probable Cause” finding.

Employment and labor

Specified Testing Labs, et al. v. Elizabeth Dunn, et al., SDNY Case No. 1:22-cv-01946-VSB

Apr 20, 2022

OUTCOME: Preliminary Injunction denied against former operations manager in non-competition and trade secrets action.

Successfully defended managerial employee against the granting of preliminary injunctive relief to prevent her from working for a new employer in a non-competition and trade secrets action commenced ... by the manager’s former employer in the Southern District of New York.

Employment and labor

Hutting v. Independent Living, Inc., Index no. 2017-09639

Oct 13, 2021

OUTCOME: Affirmed decision of Supreme Court, Orange County, granting summary judgment dismissing the Complaint of a former employee who alleged that his employment termination was based on sexual orientation discrimination and FMLA retaliation.

Successfully argued an appeal before the N.Y.S. Appellate Division, Second Department which affirmed the decision of the Supreme Court, Orange County, granting summary judgment dismissing the Complai ... nt of a former employee who alleged that his employment termination was based on sexual orientation discrimination and FMLA retaliation.

Employment and labor

Mejias, et al. v. Alexis Diner, Inc., Case No. 20-CV-06929 (JCM)

May 05, 2021

OUTCOME: Successfully negotiated settlement of claims for alleged unpaid off-the-clock hours worked; unpaid overtime compensation; unpaid misappropriated tips.

Successfully negotiated settlement in FLSA and NYS Labor Law action seeking to recover damages for hourly restaurant employees for alleged unpaid off-the-clock hours worked; unpaid overtime compensatio ... n; unpaid misappropriated tips which settlement was approved by the Southern District of New York.

Employment and labor

Contreras, et al. v. Yonkers Racing Corp., et al., Index No: 67170/2018

Jul 13, 2020

OUTCOME: Successfully negotiated settlement in a NYS Labor Law class action seeking to recover customer “service charges” as alleged gratuities.

Successfully negotiated settlement in a NYS Labor Law class action in Supreme Court, Westchester County, seeking to recover customer “service charges” as alleged gratuities for class consisting of wai ... t staff, waiters, servers, captains, bussers, and bartenders who were employed by both a food service vendor and a temporary staffing agency to provide food and beverage services at catered events.

Joseph DeGiuseppe Jr.'s Legal Cases (5)

Michael A. Thompson v. Core Burn, et al., SDHR Case No. 10215346

Specified Testing Labs, et al. v. Elizabeth Dunn, et al., SDNY Case No. 1:22-cv-01946-VSB

Hutting v. Independent Living, Inc., Index no. 2017-09639

Mejias, et al. v. Alexis Diner, Inc., Case No. 20-CV-06929 (JCM)

Contreras, et al. v. Yonkers Racing Corp., et al., Index No: 67170/2018