The Employment Division of Gardy & Notis is devoted to protecting employees through class and collective actions. We represent employees who have been denied wages, who have been misclassified as independent contractors and subject to unlawful deductions, and who have been misclassified as exempt managers among other things. 

          We also represent employees whose 401(k) assets have been mismanaged, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Orin Kurtz, of the Employment Division, is currently one of the lead counsel in a 210,000-member class action against General Electric Company alleging that GE mismanaged its employees' 401(k) plan. 

          We have obtained significant recoveries for employees who were underpaid in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the New York Labor Law, and other state laws including:

• A $5,000,000 collective action recovery for employees of a multinational media company who were  denied pay for compensable time;
• A $2,000,000 class action recovery for nurses (RNs and LPNs) and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) who alleged they were denied straight time and overtime pay due to an unlawful “automatic deduction” for breaks they did not take;
• A $1,000,000 class action recovery for newspaper delivery drivers who alleged that they were misclassified as independent contractors and, as a result, were subject to deductions that would be unlawful if they were properly classified as employees;
• An $850,000 recovery for employees of a medical/dental payment processing company who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors and, as a result, were subject to deductions that would be unlawful if they were properly classified as employees;
• A $750,000 class action recovery for nurses (RNs and LPNs) who alleged they were not paid for all hours worked including overtime;
• A $250,000 class action recovery for bus drivers who alleged they were not paid for all hours worked including overtime; and
• A $250,000 collective action recovery for employees of a multinational media company who was alleged to have denied employees overtime pay. 

          If you want to find out if you have been unlawfully denied wages, or if your ERISA rights have been violated, contact us today at 917-997-7634.