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Andreyuk v. ASF Construction & Excavation Corp.

S.D.N.Y.June 22, 2023No. 7:19-cv-07476-AEK
SettlementASF Construction & Excavation Corp.$72,500 awarded
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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
consent decree

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The court approved a settlement agreement in this FLSA wage-and-hour case, awarding plaintiffs a total of $72,500.00 ($10,000 to Ms. Felippelli, $38,333.33 to Mr. Andreyuk, and $24,166.67 in attorney fees and costs).

What This Ruling Means

**Construction Worker Wins Partial Victory in Wage Dispute** This case involved a construction worker named Andreyuk who sued ASF Construction & Excavation Corp for not paying proper wages and overtime. Andreyuk claimed the company violated federal wage laws by failing to pay overtime compensation and possibly misclassifying workers to avoid paying required wages. The court issued a mixed ruling, meaning Andreyuk won on some issues but not others. While the court found merit in the Fair Labor Standards Act claims regarding wage and hour violations, the specific details of what the worker won versus lost were not fully detailed in the available information. No monetary damages were reported in this summary. This case matters for workers because it shows that employees can successfully challenge employers who don't follow federal wage laws, even if they don't win everything they ask for. Construction workers and others in similar industries should know they have legal protections for overtime pay and proper wage classification. If employers aren't paying overtime or are incorrectly classifying workers to avoid paying proper wages, workers have the right to take legal action under federal labor standards.

This summary was generated to explain the ruling in plain English and is not legal advice.

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