Swanson v. Manhattan Beer Distributors, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:15-cv-05383

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Eric N. Vitaliano

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  1. November 17, 2025

    NY Beer Distributor To Pay $1M In Drivers' OT Suit

    A New York-based beer distributor has agreed to pay $1 million to more than 1,675 drivers and helpers who claimed they were not properly paid overtime under state law, the workers told a federal court, asking it to greenlight the deal.

  2. December 01, 2023

    NY Judge Revives Beer Co. Driver's State Law OT Claim

    A New York federal judge agreed to reconsider a decision to toss an unpaid overtime claim a driver brought against a beer distributor in a proposed class action, agreeing that a more recent Second Circuit decision warranted reversing the company's earlier win.

  3. July 22, 2021

    Beer Co. Driver Seeks To Revive OT Claims In Wage Class Suit

    A driver for a New York-based beer distributor urged a federal judge to reconsider a decision to dismiss overtime claims from his proposed class action alleging the company failed to pay proper wages, saying that a recent ruling in the Second Circuit would allow him to revive the claims.

  4. July 26, 2019

    Beer Giant Battles Employees In $50M Wage Suit

    New York's largest beer distributor and a proposed class of delivery drivers went head-to-head in Brooklyn federal court filings, with each vying for victory in a $50 million suit over whether commissions for returned bottles can be considered wages.

  5. September 21, 2015

    Driver Hits NY Beer Giant With $50M Wage Class Action

    New York's largest beer distributor withholds overtime and other pay and illegally docks workers' pay for small costs the company is supposed to incur, a long-time driver said in a $50 million proposed class action complaint Friday in New York federal court.