Case Abstract
On March 11, 2010, the Honorable Sandra L. Townes, District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, granted preliminary approval of a settlement of $902,410 plus the costs of administration to resolve class members’ claims that Best Buy Co., Inc. and certain of its affiliates (“Best Buy”) violated the New York Labor Law, by not paying its employees for all of the time they worked. In addition to the monetary component of the settlement, Best Buy has agreed to modify its Standard Operating Procedure Manual in order to assure that, going forward, its employees are paid for all time that they are required to spend at a store.
Gerald Lawrence and Deborah Rogozinski were the lawyers responsible.
Clients
Present and former Pennsylvania employees of Best Buy.
Case Name
Turner v. Best Buy Co. Inc., Case Number 08-cv-1024 (E.D.N.Y) (U.S. District Judge Sandra L. Townes).
Current Status
Class Action Settlement granted on March 11, 2010. Final approval hearing will occur in September 2010.
A similar action filed by Lowey Dannenberg in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of present and former New York Best Buy employees has been settled for $907,586 plus other non-monetary relief and the costs of administration, and preliminarily approved. Hall v. Best Buy Co., Inc., Case Number 07-cv-4724 (E.D.P.A).
