The Law Office of Joseph T. Moen is pleased to announce that on July 21, 2023, the New York State Supreme Court in Albany County issued an order preliminarily approving a settlement agreement of a lawsuit on behalf of hourly banquet food service employees against defendants Bullock Boys LLC, 400 HIE LLC, James J. Morrell, and Maryland hotel operator Marshall Hotels & Resorts Inc., who each operated the Holiday Inn Express in Latham, New York between January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018.
Pursuant to the order, the Angeion Group, a claims administrator, is required to distribute notice to eligible class members within 30 days of the Court’s order. Class members will then have 60 days from the initial mailing of the notice to mail any opt-out requests or objections. The Court will hold a final fairness hearing on December 15, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. and Class Counsel will be required to file a motion for final approval of the settlement within 15 days of the final fairness hearing. If the Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for final approval, a final judgment and order will issue and the payments will be distributed to class members as part of the agreement. In the court’s order, Albany Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin also noted that the settlement agreement resulted from “extensive, arm’s length negotiations by counsel well-versed in the prosecution of wage and hour class actions…”
If you think you may have a claim against an employer for unpaid wages, misappropriated tips, overtime violations, employee misclassification, or any other violations of the labor law, please call Attorney Joe Moen at 518-588-0316 or email him at joe@jtmoenlaw.com for a prompt case evaluation.