Torres v. Gristede's Operating Corp.
Torres v. Gristede's Operating Corp.
Torres v. Gristede's Operating Corp.
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STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE 1<br />
Amici are organizations dedicated to ensuring that the Fair Labor Standards<br />
Act (“FLSA”) is interpreted and enforced consistent with its broad remedial nature<br />
so that workers are paid fairly and fully for all work performed. Amici Make the<br />
Road New York, Brandworkers International, Restaurant Opportunities Center<br />
New York, Chinese Staff and Workers Association and National Mobilization<br />
Against Sweatshops have members residing in Second Circuit states who would be<br />
adversely impacted by a ruling against the Plaintiffs-Appellees. Amici submit this<br />
brief not to repeat the arguments made by the parties, but to shed light on the<br />
historical and statutory underpinnings of the Fair Labor Standards Act, including<br />
the definition of “employer” under Section 203(d) and the public policies<br />
embodied in the Act, and to bring to the Court’s attention our unique perspectives<br />
of low-wage workers’ experiences in enforcing their wage and hour rights. We<br />
urge the Court to consider the large numbers of workers whose right to recover<br />
their unlawfully withheld wages would be undermined under the Appellant’s<br />
misrepresentation of the FLSA.<br />
1 Party’s counsel did not author this brief, nor did the party or the party’s counsel<br />
contribute money intended to fund the preparation or submission of the brief. No<br />
person other than the Amici curiae, their members, or their counsel contributed<br />
money that was intended to fund the preparation or submission of the brief.<br />
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