Case: Wage & Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (E.D.N.Y.)

A New York federal district court denied Whitestone Air Inc. and individual defendants’ motion to vacate default judgment on a mechanic’s claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law, finding that service was proper, their default was willful as they knew about the lawsuit but failed to respond, they failed to establish a meritorious defense that the mechanic was an independent contractor, and vacating the default judgment would prejudice the mechanic due to time elapsed and resources expended.

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