MSR Gets Class Certification in Superintendent Case

Judge Paul A. Crotty of the Southern District of New York conditionally certified a collective of building superintendents seeking unpaid minimum and overtime wages under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act in Huggins v. Chestnut Holdings, Inc., et al., 18-cv-1037. The Court found that notice to other potential collective members was warranted because the superintendents demonstrated enough factual similarities in their working conditions, including alleging they were paid the same amount every week regardless of the hours they worked. Over a dozen superintendents have now opted into the lawsuit, and the case will proceed to fact discovery. Read the decision here. The case is being litigated by Senior Associate Brenna Rabinowitz and Partner Bruce Menken.