ELSAYED v. FAMILY FARE LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA AMRO ELSAYED and LOLA SALAMAH (H/W), ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 1:18-cv-1045 ) FAMILY FARE LLC, and M.M. FOWLER, INC. ) and LEE BARNES, JR., individually and as ) President of Family Fare LLC, and M.M. ) Fowler, Inc. and DONALD PILCHER, individually, ) ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER LORETTA C. BIGGS, District Judge. Plaintiffs initiated this action on December 26, 2018, alleging that Defendants misclassified them as franchisees rather than employees in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act…