Guerrero v. Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca Corp.
Guerrero v. Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca Corp.
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE FILED: 02/06 /2023 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------- X YARITZA SALAZAR GUERRERO, on behalf of : herself and all others similarly situated, : 22-CV-7285(VEC) : Plaintiff, : ORDER -against- : : : NUEVO TULCINGO AZTECA CORP., : GILBERTO MOLINA, : : : Defendants. : -------------------------------------------------------------- X VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge: WHEREAS on January 24, 2023, Plaintiff filed a proposed default judgment order and supporting papers, including a proposed damages calculation, see Dkts. 19–21; WHEREAS the parties are scheduled to appear for a default judgment hearing (the “Hearing”) on February 13, 2023 at 11:00 A.M., see Dkt. 22; and WHEREAS Plaintiff’s damages calculation assumes a different regular hourly rate for purposes of calculating minimum wage damages as opposed to overtime damages; see Damages Calculation, Dkt. 21-5, at 1–2; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff must be prepared to explain the legal authority for using a different regular hourly rate for purposes of calculating minimum wage damages as opposed to overtime damages at the Hearing. See, e.g., Gao v. Jian Song Shi, No. 18-CV-2708 (ARR) (LB),
2021 WL 1949275, at *11 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 30, 2021) (applying the same regular hourly rate for purposes of calculating both minimum wage and overtime damages); Martinez v. Alimentos Saludables Corp., No. 16-CV-1997 (DLI) (CLP),
2017 WL 5033650, at *14–15 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2017) (same). SO ORDERED. -
Date: February 6, 2023 VALERIE maa New York, New York United States District Judge
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