Legal Opinion

Whitehorn v. Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 20, 2011No. 09 Civ. 1148(LBS)PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

SAND, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Ronald Whitehorn and William Akroyd’s Motion for Class Certification of their New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) claims pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs seek certification on behalf of all nonexempt persons employed by Defendants at any New York location in any tipped position, including servers, bartenders, and bar-backs, at any time since February 9, 2003. Plaintiff Akroyd also seeks to certify a subclass made up of servers for the NYLL claim that Defendants took unlawful deductions from…

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