Bimmy's, one of New York City's largest wholesalers of "premium" sandwiches, wraps, salads, and other pre-packaged food items, allegedly violated federal and state labor laws, according to a lawsuit filed today in Brooklyn federal court.
Bimmy's and its owner, Elliot Fread, are accused of failing to pay the workers who prepare its sandwiches in factories in New York City the applicable minimum wage rate for all hours worked, overtime for the hours that they work over 40 in a workweek, spread of hours pay on days on which they work more than 10 hours, and statutory compensation for the cost of maintaining required uniforms. The practices allegedly violate the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL).
The workers are represented by attorneys from Outten & Golden LLP and Make the Road New York, Inc. The legal team will seek to have the lawsuit certified as a class action to recover unpaid wages and other damages for hourly workers employed by the defendants between June 3, 2007 and the date of final judgment in this matter.
The plaintiffs are Aurelio Ramalez and …
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