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Butler v. The All American Bar on First Avenue Inc.

S.D.N.Y.July 22, 2022No. 1:21-cv-00164
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Case Details

Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
Labor: Fair Standards
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Unknown
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
settlement

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The parties settled a Fair Labor Standards Act wage-and-hour case for $102,500 to be paid in installments, subject to correction of typographical errors in the settlement agreement.

What This Ruling Means

**Butler v. The All American Bar on First Avenue Inc.** This case involved a dispute between a worker named Butler and The All American Bar on First Avenue Inc. over alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is the federal law that sets minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for workers. Butler claimed the bar violated these wage and hour protections, though the specific details of the violation are not available from the court records provided. Unfortunately, the court documents don't provide enough information to determine how this case was resolved or what the final outcome was. The case was filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York in July 2022, but the resolution details are not included in the available records. **What this means for workers:** This case highlights that restaurant and bar workers can take legal action when employers violate wage and hour laws. The Fair Labor Standards Act protects workers' rights to proper minimum wage and overtime pay. Even though we don't know the outcome here, workers in similar situations should know they have legal protections and can file complaints when employers don't follow federal wage laws.

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