May 11, 2023
Neither a Second Circuit panel nor the full circuit will revisit a panel decision reversing a lower court's order lifting a stay on a janitor's wage suit after the panel found the worker did not fulfill his obligations to arbitrate the dispute per a Thursday order.
March 14, 2023
A worker pursuing a wage lawsuit against a janitorial services firm did not fulfill his obligations to arbitrate his dispute because he withdrew from the proceedings rather than pay a nearly $4,000 fee, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.
February 10, 2023
The Second Circuit is hearing arguments Friday in a bid from a cleaning services company to reverse a district court's decision to lift a stay in proceedings for one workers' misclassification claims. The worker, Quincy Reeves, alleged Coverall North America misclassified him as an independent contractor and owed him wages under Connecticut law.