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01/03/2024

Avia Class Action Alleges ‘Human’ Players Are Actually Computer Bots

Avia populates its online games with bots to compete against unwitting human players who bet real money while under the belief they are squaring up against real people, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

As a result of this practice, users or Avia games may be losing money by playing games they cannot win.

If you have played any Avia games and believe you are a victim of this practice, contact Gardy & Notis, LLP at 212-905-0509.

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12/08/2023

Attention Mortgage Loan Officers: Gardy & Notis has filed a nationwide class action against Bank of America for failure to pay overtime to mortgage loan officers.

The complaint alleges that Bank of America mortgage loan officers worked up to 60 hours per week, but were not paid overtime because Bank of American misclassified them as exempt from the overtime requirements.

To join this case, or to obtain additional information, you may contact Orin Kurtz directly at 917.810.4303.

Gardy & Notis is one of the premier class action firms. Our Employment Division, founded in 2013, has recovered millions of dollars for employees who have been denied overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws. In addition to wage claims, Orin Kurtz of Gardy & Notis is currently in the process of settling a record-setting, $61 million ERISA class action brought against General Electric for alleged breach of fiduciary duty in the management of its 401(k) plan.

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01/06/2023

According to recent news reports, George Santos was elected after lying about nearly every aspect of his life and qualifications. If you donated to his campaign and want justice, send us a direct message and we can discuss your options.

From his Jewish ancestry to his work history and college education, New York congressman-elect George Santos’ list of lies is long. And it appears he isn’t done yet.

04/11/2022

If you sold Twitter stock between March 24 and April 4, 2022, we want to hear your story.

According to news reports, Elon Musk spent much of early 2022 buying up a nearly 10% stake in Twitter. Although he was required to disclose his stake on March 24, he waited until April 4. As soon as he disclosed his ownership stake, the stock skyrocketed and Elon Musk made an estimated extra $156 million on his purchase.

However, those who sold their shares between March 24 and April 4 missed out on this gain and many likely would have elected to hold their stock if Elon Musk complied with SEC rules and timely disclosed his purchase.

If you sold Twitter stock between March 24 and April 4, contact us at 212-905-0509 to learn about your rights.

09/20/2021

If you work over 40 hours per week in the energy industry and are paid a "day rate," you may be entitled to overtime pay--even if your employer says you are exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Recently, a federal appeals court said that employees may be entitled overtime if they are paid a "day rate," which is a common practice at energy companies.

Generally, under the FLSA, an employee has to be paid a on a "salary basis" and perform certain other duties in order to be considered exempt.

The DOL has defined "salary basis" to mean a worker regularly received a "predetermined amount" that is calculated on a "weekly or less frequent" pay period and that the individual is paid "without regard to the number of days or hours worked."

Employees paid on a day rate, by definition, are not paid on a salary basis. This can have a big impact on employees who have been paid a day rate--they may be able to recover several years of back pay if they were wrongly denied overtime pay.

In arguments before the court, the employer, Helix Energy Solutions Group, argued that it's common practice for energy companies to pay employees on a day rate. The court responded that industry practice does not define the law: "Our job is to follow the text — not to bend the text to avoid perceived negative consequences for the business community," the court said.

If you work for an energy company--or any other company that paid you on a day rate and didn't pay overtime--you can contact us for a free, confidential case assessment by calling 917-810-4303 or by visiting our website:

https://www.nyc-employmentlawyer.com/contact-us/

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09/09/2021

Spectrum Subscribers: It has come to our attention that Spectrum may have secretly added charges to your bill for TV channels you did not subscribe to. According to the LA Times, one Spectrum customer was charged $800 for a subscription to "TEN," an adult channel that he did not ask for. We are investigating to see if this is a widespread pattern or an isolated incident.

If your cable bill has charges for services you did not request, contact us at 212-905-0509 for a free, confidential consultation.

05/12/2021

According to the LA Times, Frontier Communications adds a $6.99 charge called the "Frontier Internet Infrastructure Surcharge."

"This is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not least that Frontier is slapping internet customers with a hefty surcharge to cover a routine business cost — maintaining the network required for a service that already costs customers as much as $80 a month."

Frontier does not tell customers that this charge will be added to their bills.

Gardy & Notis is investigating the Infrastructure Surcharge to determine if it violates applicable law. If this charge has been added to your bill, contact us at 917-810-4303 for a free case assessment.

Frontier Communications is quietly charging internet customers an 'infrastructure surcharge' of $7 to recoup routine business costs.

04/09/2021

Gardy & Notis is investigating the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump. It has come to our attention that, during the last election cycle, the Trump campaign used deceptive tactics to trick donors into making repeat donations, when in fact they intended to make only a single donation. As a result, the campaign overcharged its donors by millions of dollars. If you have been affected, please contact us at [email protected], or by sending us a private message here on Facebook. All contacts are confidential.

The Trump campaign and allies including the Republican National Committee refunded more than $120 million to online donors in 2020.

02/25/2021

Gardy & Notis is investigating the real estate platform Compass for its aggressive clawback policies. According to a recent article, Compass enters into one-sided, restrictive contracts with its agents that require repayment of expenses going back as far as three years. According to this article, one agent’s “contract had a three-year clawback that applied to all marketing, administrative and office expenses. In other words, the agent may have signed a contract effective for 12 months, but the agreement stipulated the agent must repay any incentives within three years of receiving the benefits if they leave.” These contractual provisions effectively trap an agent into staying with Compass: very few agents can afford to pay back three years of expenses. To complete the squeeze, compass will often renegotiate contracts at a lower fee split for the agent, requiring the agent to choose between being responsible for three years of expenses, or taking a pay cut going forward.

If you are an agent who has been a victim of restrictive clawback policies at Compass, call Orin Kurtz at 212-905-0509 for a confidential consultation.

12/18/2020

Have a Happy Holiday season, see you in the new year!

09/01/2020

We help nursing home employees recover the wages they are owed.

If you are a nurse, CNA, or other employee who has been denied overtime pay, contact Orin Kurtz of Gardy & Notis, LLP, at (929) 260-3793‬.

We offer free, confidential consultations.

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07/27/2020

Attention Flowers Foods Independent Distributors: Our law firm is investigating whether Flowers Foods improperly classified you as an independent contractor when you should be an employee. Misclassified workers lose important benefits that are available to employees including overtime pay, reimbursement for expenses, health insurance, and access to 401(k) plans.

If you would like to learn more about our investigation, and your rights, please call Orin Kurtz at (929) 260-3793‬.