Heras v. Metropolitan Learning Institute et al

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-02694

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Judge:

Diane Gujarati

Firms

  1. August 21, 2023

    NYC School Can't Prove Recruiters OT-Exempt, Judge Says

    A for-profit institution in New York City that provides lessons in professional skills should face claims that it wrongly denies recruiters overtime pay, a federal magistrate judge said, finding insufficient evidence to conclude that recruiters were exempt sales workers.

  2. January 12, 2023

    NYC Education Org. Says Ex-Worker's OT Suit About Revenge

    A New York City education organization asked a federal judge to grant it a win over a former student recruiter's suit alleging she was cheated out of overtime pay, arguing she was properly classified as an overtime-exempt employee and that her suit was motivated by revenge.

  3. January 05, 2022

    Judge Pans 'Irksome' Sanctions Bid In School Worker OT Suit

    A recruiter cannot sanction a New York City educational institution she worked for and the attorney representing it for hindering discovery in her suit alleging workers weren't paid overtime, a federal judge ruled, saying the bid was "irksome" and "strategic."

  4. December 22, 2021

    Training School Blocked Discovery In OT Suit, Worker Says

    A recruiter asked a federal judge Wednesday to sanction the New York City educational institution she worked for and the attorney representing it, claiming they slowed discovery in her proposed class action alleging it failed to pay its workers overtime.

  5. January 08, 2021

    NY Training School Can't Ditch OT Class Suit

    A New York City educational institution that trains in specialized fields lost its bid to toss a former recruiter's putative overtime collective action, after a federal judge ruled that the organization's argument for dismissal departed from the recruiter's allegations.