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Beebe v. V&J Nat'l Enters. LLC

Settlement, Class, Legal Fees Approved in FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Pizza Delivery Expenses

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DECISION AND ORDER INTRODUCTION   Plaintiff Jacqueline Beebe (“Beebe” or “Plaintiff”) commenced this action on February 1, 2017, on behalf of herself and all other employees similarly situated. (Dkt. 1). The Complaint alleges that Beebe was a part-time delivery driver for Defendants at their Pizza Hut store at 3920 Dewey Avenue in Greece, New York (id. at 10), and that defendants V&J National Enterprises, LLC, V&J United Enterprises, LLC, V&J Employment Services, Inc., and V&J Holding Companies, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) own and operate more than 60 restaurants in New York and Massachusetts (id. at 13). Beebe alleges that because Defendants paid her the minimum wage, they were legally obligated to fully reimburse her and her colleagues for the full amount of their driving expenses, but failed to do so. (Id. at 39). As a result, the drivers’ total compensation after accounting for the expenses they incurred in delivering pizzas was below the minimum wage in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). (Id. at

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