GOODMAN v. BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORPORATION et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:11-cv-04395

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Joseph H. Rodriguez

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  1. July 28, 2020

    Burlington Coat Factory To Pay $20M To End Two FLSA Suits

    Burlington Coat Factory has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to end both a collective action and a putative class action from assistant store managers alleging they were misclassified as exempt employees and stiffed on overtime wages, according to a bid for approval of the deal in New Jersey federal court Tuesday.

  2. June 13, 2016

    NY Ruling Supports Cert. in Burlington OT Row, Managers Say

    A class of assistant store managers fighting a decertification bid in a collective action alleging Burlington Coat Factory stiffed them on overtime argued Friday in New Jersey federal court that their certification bid was bolstered by a recent ruling upholding the certification of Duane Reade workers, saying its group's members also perform substantially similar duties to each other.

  3. March 04, 2015

    Burlington Managers Fight Back At Co.'s Decertification Bid

    A group of assistant store managers who say Burlington Coat Factory Holdings Inc. misclassified them as exempt from overtime wages fought back in New Jersey federal court on Tuesday against the retailer's bid to decertify their collective action, arguing Burlington's arguments ignore the totality of the evidence.

  4. November 19, 2014

    Burlington Coat Factory Fights Class Cert. In OT Suit

    Burlington Coat Factory Holdings Inc. on Tuesday urged a New Jersey federal judge to decertify a collective action alleging its assistant store managers were misclassified as exempt from overtime wages, arguing the opt-in plaintiffs had differing job responsibilities.

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