Legal Opinion
Gortat v. Capala Bros.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 5, 2009No. 07 CV 3629(ILG)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, Senior District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On August 29, 2007, six former construction workers — five foremen and a laborer1— filed federal collective action and state class action claims against Capala Brothers, Inc. (“Capala Bros.”), and its two shareholder/officers, Robert and Pawel Capala. They alleged breach of contract, violation of New York State minimum wage laws, and violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act *356(“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (2009), and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 254(a) (2009). The defendants filed an answer on October 18, 2007,…
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