Wen v. Hair Party 24 Hours Inc.
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:15-cv-10186
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wen v. Hair Party, Judge Edgardo Ramos entered judgment awarding the plaintiffs unpaid overtime, damages, interest, fees, and costs.
The plaintiffs received a judgment for unpaid overtime wages, damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs. The defendants were held jointly and severally responsible for those amounts, and the case was closed.
What happened
In Wen v. Hair Party 24 Hours Inc., the court adopted Judge Freeman’s report and recommendation in full and closed the case.
The defendants were ordered to pay the plaintiffs, jointly and individually, $190,005 in unpaid overtime wages, $190,005 in liquidated damages, prejudgment interest, $10,000 in statutory damages, $13,594.05 in attorneys’ fees, and $400 in costs.
Judge Edgardo Ramos’s judgment also stated that failing to file written objections prevents appellate review of the decision.
The detailed version
- Wen v. Hair Party 24 Hours Inc. · No. 1:15-cv-10186
- Edgardo Ramos
- July 2, 2021
Ruling
The judgment states that, for the reasons given in the Court’s Opinion and Order dated July 2, 2021, Judge Freeman’s report and recommendation was adopted in its entirety. The court entered judgment against all defendants jointly and severally, meaning each defendant was responsible for the full amounts awarded.
Amounts Awarded
The judgment awarded:
- $190,005.00 in unpaid overtime wages; - $190,005.00 in liquidated damages; - $116,938.97 in prejudgment interest on the unpaid wages through February 11, 2021; - Additional prejudgment interest at a rate of nine percent per year from February 11, 2021, through the date of final judgment, listed as $6,605.93; - $10,000 in statutory damages for failure to provide wage statements and wage notices; - $13,594.05 in attorneys’ fees; and - $400.00 in costs.
The case was closed. The judgment also states that the failure to file written objections precludes appellate review of the decision.
Limits of the Provided Text
The provided text is the judgment and does not include the underlying Opinion and Order or Judge Freeman’s report and recommendation. It therefore does not explain the court’s detailed reasoning or identify the specific legal claims and evidence supporting the awards. Judge Edgardo Ramos is the judge identified in the supplied case information.
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