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If you worked at Liberty Warehouse as an hourly banquet service employee (including, but not limited to, job titles such as waiters, bartenders and barbacks) during any time since November 29, 2013, please read the notice.

A court authorized the notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

February 5, 2022 — Exclusion Deadline

A banquet server who worked at Liberty Warehouse sued, on behalf of herself and other similarly situated banquet service employees (“plaintiffs”), Fulton Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Liberty Warehouse, Liberty Events, LLC and Michael “Buzzy” O’Keeffe (“defendants”) claiming that defendants illegally retained and failed to distribute to service employees the gratuities paid by customers who booked banquet events.
The Court has allowed the lawsuit to proceed as a certified class action under New York State Law. The class consists of hourly banquet service employees (including, but not limited to, job titles such as waiters, bartenders and barbacks).
Defendants deny that plaintiffs’ claims have merit, and defendants will assert various defenses against those claims.
The Court has not decided who is right and who is wrong. Your legal rights may be affected, and you have a choice to make now.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT:
DO NOTHING	This allows you to keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come with a trial or settlement of the class action lawsuit. This gives up the right to sue defendants separately under the New York Labor Law. You will be legally bound by all the orders the Court issues and judgments the Court enters in this class action. This waives your right to liquidated damages, which you may be eligible to receive if you filed your own individual action. If you remain in this lawsuit and the plaintiffs succeed in proving the claims against defendants, and if money or benefits are obtained from defendants, you will be notified about how to ask for a share.
ASK TO BE EXCLUDED	This allows you the possibility of suing defendants about the same legal claims in this lawsuit. This gives up the possibility of getting back wages and interest under the New York State Law that may come from a trial or settlement in this lawsuit. This allows you to file your own individual action and potentially obtain liquidated damages.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT:

This allows you to keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come with a trial or settlement of the class action lawsuit.
This gives up the right to sue defendants separately under the New York Labor Law. You will be legally bound by all the orders the Court issues and judgments the Court enters in this class action.
This waives your right to liquidated damages, which you may be eligible to receive if you filed your own individual action.
If you remain in this lawsuit and the plaintiffs succeed in proving the claims against defendants, and if money or benefits are obtained from defendants, you will be notified about how to ask for a share.

This allows you the possibility of suing defendants about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.
This gives up the possibility of getting back wages and interest under the New York State Law that may come from a trial or settlement in this lawsuit.
This allows you to file your own individual action and potentially obtain liquidated damages.