Employment Litigation
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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP’s Employment Practice Group is a recognized leader in protecting workers’ rights. The firm is dedicated to representing employees, independent contractors, and all other workers who have been denied proper compensation or suffered discrimination, retaliation, or other unlawful employment practices at the hands of their employers.
Faruqi & Faruqi attorneys represent workers across the county in both individual and class actions against employers that have failed to comply with state and/or federal laws governing minimum wages, overtime, meal and rest breaks, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other employment related practices. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience litigating claims under, inter alia, Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as the New York Labor Law and New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Faruqi & Faruqi attorneys also actively investigate and pursue no-poach cases involving unlawful restraints on trade, which artificially depress employee compensation.
In prosecuting claims on behalf of aggrieved employees, Faruqi & Faruqi has successfully prevailed in jury trials, defeated countless summary judgment motions, won numerous class and collective certification motions, and obtained significant monetary recoveries for their clients. In 2023, the firm secured the largest verdict in the State of New York for a discrimination case on behalf of an employee terminated because of her disability. After a two-week trial in federal court, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff against her employer in the amount of $1,735,000.00, plus an additional $535,000.00 in prejudgment interest (plus attorneys’ fees and costs). Ruderman v. Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin, et al., No. 19-CV-2987-CBA-LB, ECF No. 220 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2023).
Some of the firm’s more recent public recoveries include, inter alia:
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$650,000 class and collective action settlement on behalf of law enforcement officers asserting late payment of wages and failure to pay claims. Pierre v. City of New York, et al. (B&H Foto), No. 20-cv-05116-ALC, ECF No. 516 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 15, 2024).
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$8,930,186.41 class and collective settlement for Officers asserting late payment of wages and failure to pay claims. Pierre v. City of New York, et al. (TD Bank), No. 20-cv-05116-ALC, ECF No. 499 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 15, 2024).
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$1,735,000.00 jury verdict, plus an additional $535,000.00 in prejudgment interest (plus attorneys’ fees and costs) for employee raising discrimination claims against her employer. Ruderman v. Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin, et al., No. 19-CV-2987-CBA-LB, ECF No. 220 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2023).
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$2.9 million settlement for a collective of maintainers and custodians raising FLSA claims for late payment of wages and overtime. Conte, et al. v. Metro. Transp. Auth., et al., No. 21-cv-02516-VEC (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2023).
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$7.25 million settlement for a collective of law enforcement officers claiming late payment of wages and failure to pay overtime. Mercado, et al. v. Metro. Transp. Auth., et al., No. 20-cv-06533-AT (S.D.N.Y. July 5, 2023).
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$5.4 million settlement on behalf of a collective of Sergeants and Lieutenants challenging MTA’s unfair employment and wage practices. Feliciano, et al. v. Metro. Transp. Auth., et al., No. 18-cv-00026-VSB (S.D.N.Y. May 6, 2020).
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$500,000 settlement for an aggrieved employee asserting FLSA, NYLL, NYCHRL, and NYSHRL claims against her employer. Goins v. BB&T Sec., LLC, et al., No. 1:20-cv-09891-PGG-JLC (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 6, 2022).
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$110,000 collective action settlement for workers’ wage and hour claims. Hall v. J. Caiazzo Plumbing & Heating Corp. et al., No. 1:21-cv-05416-ENV-SJB (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2021).
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$160,000 settlement for a collective of restaurant workers raising overtime and minimum wage claims. Molina, et al. v. Huaxcuaxtla Rest. Corp., et al., No. 1:20-cv-02481-RWL (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 2021).
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$425,000 settlement for unpaid wages and overtime on behalf of restaurant workers. Sanchez, et al. v. Stonehouse Rest LLC, et al., No. 1:18-cv-01397-ST (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 4, 2021).
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$135,000 settlement of FLSA and NYLL overtime claims for a collective of workers. Kuznetsov, et al. v. Bravura Glass and Mirror Corp., et al., No. 1:20-cv-00726-LB (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2020).
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$550,000 settlement for unpaid wages for a class of paramedic and ambulance workers. Ackerman v. N.Y. Hosp. Med. Ctr. of Queens, No. 702965/2013, NYSCEF Nos. 70 at 1-3; 80 (N.Y. Sup., Queens Cty. June 24, 2020).
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$462,500 class action settlement for wage-and-hour claims raised by restaurant workers. Reeves, et al. v. La Pecora Bianca, Inc, et al., No. 151153/2018 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., June 11, 2020).
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$260,000 settlement of minimum wage and overtime claims. Porrini v. McRizz, LLC, et al., No. 2:19-cv-03979(ARR)(RML) (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 16, 2022).
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$700,000 settlement for a class of drivers, representing an incredible 100% of their wage damages as well as an additional 75% of their liquidated damages stemming from their wage claims. Morrell, et al. v. NYC Green Transp. Grp., LLC, et al., No. 1:18-cv-00918-PKC-VMS (E.D.N.Y. May 8, 2019). |
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$1.425 million settlement for a class of servers and bartenders challenging unlawful service charge and tip retention practices. Izzio, et al. v. Century Golf Partners Mgmt., L.P., No. 3:14-cv-03194-M (N.D. Tex. Feb. 13, 2019)
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$9.8 million settlement for unpaid wages and overtime for a class or grocery store employees. Griffin, et al. v. Aldi, Inc., No. 5:16-cv-354 (LEK/ATB) (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 15, 2018)
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$5.6 million class action settlement for 2,917 class members nationwide. Run Them Sweet, LLC v. CPA Global LTD, et al., No. 1:16-cv-1347-TSE-TCB (E.D. Va. Oct. 6, 2017).
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$51 million class action settlement. Foster, et al. v. L-3 Commc’ns EoTech, Inc., et al., No. 6:15-cv-03519-BCW (W.D. Mo. July 7, 2017).
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$250,000 class action settlement for unpaid overtime and statutory damages. Strong, et al. v. Safe Auto Ins. Grp., Inc., et al., No. 2:16-cv-765 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 28, 2017).
In addition to the above public recoveries, the firm routinely represents workers in both judicial and administrative proceedings, asserting violations of federal, state, and municipal laws prohibiting discrimination and retaliation both in and outside of the workplace. The firm has secured millions of dollars in confidential settlements for their clients in these cases.
Faruqi & Faruqi has been fighting for workers’ rights for over 30 years. The Employment Practice Group has challenged the practices of major businesses and corporations across the country and have recovered billions of dollars for their clients.