Guan Ming Lin v. Benihana Nat'l Corp.

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• noting that both the FLSA and the NY Labor Law require an employer to reimburse the cost of bicycles used in the course of employment
• finding that employers can require employees to bear the costs of tools of the trade as long as it does not reduce their wages below minimum wage
• finding that “plaintiffs’ failure to provide affidavits from any other employees who allege” that they were underpaid “undermines the plaintiffs’ allegation that [defendants] have a common policy of violating” FLSA
• stating that “[v]ehicles such as bicycles, motorcycles, and mopeds are considered ‘tools of the trade’ if employees are required to possess and utilize them in the course of their employment.”
• denying conditional certification but granting discovery of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of delivery persons employed within the past three years
• explaining that “plaintiff’s supporting allegations must be specific, not conclusory”

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