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Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (S.D.N.Y.)

A New York federal district court granted a former employee of 2&5 Line Deli Grocery, Inc.'s application for attorney’s fees, after a jury trial found the employer liable for unpaid overtime and failure to provide wage statements under New York Labor Law and awarded $87,490 in damages. Ortega v. 2&5 Line Deli Grocery, Inc., 2025 BL 433465, S.D.N.Y., 22-CV-09170(MMG), 12/3/25

Case: Wage & Hour/State Laws (E.D. Pa.)

A Pennsylvania federal district court denied American Oncologic Hospital’s motion to dismiss the claims of an orderly that his overtime pay rate wasn’t calculated correctly, and was in violation of the state’s Minimum Wage Act. Macklin v. Am. Oncologic Hosp., Inc., 2025 BL 435030, E.D. Pa., 24-2215, 12/4/25

Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (N.D. Miss.)

A Mississippi federal district court denied Dynamic Security’s motion to dismiss the claims of a Black security guard that he was subject to discrimination based on his race and retaliation for complaining, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Simmons v. Dynamic Sec., Inc., 2025 BL 433438, N.D. Miss., CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-30-SA-RP, 12/3/25