Button, et al. v. Metropolitan Club
Dec 20, 2017OUTCOME: Pending
Requested Class Action lawsuit against Metropolitan Club of New York for violations of New York Labor Law.
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OUTCOME: Pending
Requested Class Action lawsuit against Metropolitan Club of New York for violations of New York Labor Law.
OUTCOME: Pending
Employment retaliation case.
OUTCOME: The court granted reconsideration and reversed on mootness, and reversed the Turnpike Authority’s decision to deny prequalification without a hearing, and remanded for a hearing.
In the Matter of the Denial of the Prequalification Application of Johnson Specialized Transportation, Inc., for routine towing services in Zones 5 and 7 on the New Jersey Turnpike. Appellant is Johns ... on Specialized Transportation, Inc. Respondent is the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Towing contractor with two locations in New Jersey challenged the denial without a hearing, by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, of his application to prequalify to bid on two contracts to provide routine towing services in two areas of the New Jersey Turnpike. The Appellate Division decided the contractor was entitled to a hearing pursuant to the NJ Administrative Code, § 19-9-.12(b). After denying the contractor’s appeal as moot, we moved for reconsideration.
OUTCOME: Pending
NYLL in the Supreme Court of New York on behalf of nine servers and bartenders at the Club, for tips and gratuities.
OUTCOME: Resolved
FLSA and NYLL case in federal court in the SDNY for wages, overtime and tips.
OUTCOME: Resolved
Collective action in USDC for EDNY under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law against the El Caribe Country Club Caterers and their principals, Philip Kelly and Ralph Notaro, for unpaid ... minimum wage, overtime, regular wages, spread of hours, gratuities, and payment of service or administrative charges. Update 2/19/15: Judgments against defendants GVP (El Cabibe), Philip Kelly and Ralph Notaro by plaintiffs Roughan, Button, Foley, and Cohaguila for $25,000, $5000, $5000 and $5000, entered in February 2015. In October 2015, Judge Reyes preliminarily approved a class action settlement on behalf of class members. The class settlement was approved in February 2016.
OUTCOME: Resolved
Action against hotel owner for misappropriation of gratuities.
OUTCOME: Mooted by Whitewood, et al. v. Wolf decision of May 20, 2014.
Pennsylvania marriage equality lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the Commonwealth Court. The action sought declaratory judgment that Plaintiffs have the right to be married under th ... e Pennsylvania state Constitution. Case was mooted by USDC Judge John Jones' decision in Whitewood v. Wolf, finding PA's ban on same sex marriage violates the US Constitution.
OUTCOME: Resolved
Collective action in SDNY under FLSA and NY Labor Law. Specifically, failure to pay overtime and spread of hours pay.
OUTCOME: Resolved
Objection to Class Action Lawsuit proposed settlement on behalf of former landowner and others similarly situated due to issues of fairness, reasonableness or adequacy. Filed in the Eastern District o ... f PA on July 2, 2013.