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Flores Moreno v. JJ Food Market Corp.

S.D.N.Y.May 25, 2021No. 1:17-cv-09439
Plaintiff WinJJ Food Market Corp$150,000 awarded
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Case Details

Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
710 Labor: Fair Standards
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Unknown

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The court ruled in favor of Flores Moreno, finding JJ Food Market Corp guilty of wage theft and awarding damages.

What This Ruling Means

**Flores Moreno v. JJ Food Market Corp. - Wage Theft Case** This case involved a dispute between a worker named Flores Moreno and their employer, JJ Food Market Corp., over unpaid wages. The employee claimed that the food market company failed to pay them properly for work they had performed, which is known as wage theft. The case was filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York in May 2021. However, the final outcome of this dispute is not currently available in public records, so it's unclear whether the court ruled in favor of the worker or the employer, or if the parties reached a settlement agreement outside of court. **What This Means for Workers:** This case highlights an important issue that many workers face - employers who don't pay wages as required by law. Workers have legal rights to receive proper payment for their work, and they can take their employers to court when wages are withheld or underpaid. Even though we don't know how this specific case ended, it demonstrates that workers can use the legal system to fight for unpaid wages when employers violate wage and hour laws.

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