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JUDGESWEET
D.MaimonKirschenbaumJOSEPH,HERZFELD,HESTER
&
KIRSCHENBAUMLLP233Broadway,5thFloorNewYork,NY10279(212)688-5640(212)688-2548(fax)
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MANUELLIZONDRO-GARCIA,LUISCRUZ,JORGEGARCIA,JERALDOGONZALEZ,ALEKSANDERVELIC,JAVIERTOLEDO,OSCARRAMIREZ,MOISESJIMENEZ,MARCOREAL,onbehalfofthemselvesandotherssimilarlysituated,
AttorneysforNamedPlaintiffsandtheFLSACollectivePlaintiffs
UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTSOUTHERNDISTRICTOFNEWYORKINDEXNO.COMPLAINTFLSACOLLECTIVEACTIONANDRULE23CLASSACTIONPlaintiffs,
v.
DEMANDFORJURYTRIALKEFILLCd/b/aKEFIRESTAURANT,KOSTANTINOSDAMANIOSandMICHAELPSILAKIS,Defendants.
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1.Plaintiffs,onbehalfofthemselvesandallotherssimilarlysituated,allegeasfollows:JURISDICTIONANDVENUE2.ThisCourthasoriginalfederalquestionjurisdictionunder28U.S.C.§l331becausethiscaseisbroughtundertheFairLaborStandardsAct,29U.S.C.§§201,
etseq.
("FLSA").ThisCourthassupplementaljurisdictionovertheNewYorkstatelawclaims,as
 
theyaresorelatedtotheclaimsinthisactionwithintheCourt'soriginaljurisdictionthattheyformpartofthesamecaseorcontroversyunderArticle
III
oftheUnitedStatesConstitution.3.VenueisproperinthisDistrictbecauseDefendantsconductsbusinessinthisDistrict,andtheactsand/oromissionsgivingrisetotheclaimshereinallegedtookplaceinthisDistrict.
THEPARTIES
4.AllDefendantsarehereinaftercollectivelyreferredtoas"Defendants."5.DefendantKefiLLCisaNewYorkCorporationwhoseprincipalplaceofbusinessislocated
in
Manhattan.KefiLLCownsandoperatesKefiRestaurant.6.KefiRestauranthasanannualgrossvolumeofsalesinexcessof$500,000.7.DefendantKostantinosDamaniosisco-ownerandGeneralManagerofKefiRestaurant.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantDamaniosexercisessufficientcontrolofKefiRestaurant'sdaytodayoperationstobeconsideredanemployerofPlaintiffsandthosesimilarlysituatedundertheFLSA.8.DefendantMichaelPsilakisisco-ownerandExecutiveChefofDefendantKefiLLC.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantPsilakisexercisessufficientcontrolofKefiRestaurant'sdaytodayoperationstobeconsideredanemployerofPlaintiffsandthosesimilarlysituatedundertheFLSA.9.DefendantDamaniosandDefendantPsilakisareeachpartownersofKefiRestaurant.10.DefendantDamaniosandDefendantPsilakishavethe-powertohireandfireKefiRestaurantemployees.2
 
11.KefiRestaurant'smanagersreporttoDefendantDamaniosandDefendantPsilakis.12.DefendantDamaniosandDefendantPsilakisareactivelyinvolvedinmanagingtherestaurant'soperations.Forexample,DefendantDemaniosmonitorstherestaurant'sfinancialsandDefendantPsilakisdesignedtheentiremenuandoverseesthedevelopmentofnewmenuitems.13.PlaintiffManualLizondrohasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasabusseratKefiRestaurantsinceapproximatelyJanuary2012.14.PlaintiffLuisCruzhasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasabaristaatKefiRestaurantsinceapproximatelySeptember2011.15.PlaintiffJorgeGarciahasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasabusseratKefiRestaurantsinceapproximatelySeptember2011.16.PlaintiffJeraldoGonzalezhasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasarunneratKefiRestaurantsinceapproximatelySeptember2008.17.PlaintiffAleksanderVeliehasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasawaiteratKefiRestaurantbetweenapproximatelyApril2011andDecember2011.18.PlaintiffJavierToledohasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasabaristaandbartenderatKefiRestaurantsinceapproximatelyOctober2011.19.PlaintiffOscarRamirezhasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasarunnerandbusseratKefiRestaurantsinceapproximately2006.20.PlaintiffMoisesJimenezhasbeenemployedbyDefendantsasabusseratKefiRestaurantsinceapproximatelySeptember2011.3
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