Gristede's Screwing Employees Out of Overtime

The Gristede’s supermarket chain could be forced to pay $25 million to more than 400 current and former managers who've successfully sued the company for refusing to pay overtime. Last week a federal judge sided with the employees, dismissing Gristede's argument that they were "salaried executives who, under federal and state law, are generally exempt from receiving time-and-a-half pay for overtime," the Times reports. In his decision, Judge Paul Crotty wrote that “Gristede’s clearly sought to treat workers as ‘hourly’ for some purposes, (i.e., docking them for hours not worked during the workweek), but ‘salaried’ for other purposes (i.e., not paying them overtime for hours worked in excess of the workweek).” Naturally, Gristede's plans to appeal, since billionaire owner John Catsimaditis (pictured) is going to need every cent to run for mayor.

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By John Del Signore in Food on September 3, 2008 1:03 PM

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reacenyc

I have lived in New York for 10 years, and in two of the neighborhoods that I have lived in Gristede's was the only supermarket around for blocks. I can say that in my humble opinion this man runs the worst crap-hole of a store imaginably. Food is out of date and spoiled, I have seen rats eating on the shelves, the places are filthy with equipment broken, and one store didn't even have air conditioning for an entire summer. Can you imagine what this man could do to New York if elected mayor? I call it Just-Greedies....

NannyState

Why not become Mayor? That fat fuck Catsimaditis already looks like a Thomas Nast cartoon.

ironybubble

This is rather typical of contemporary employment practices around here.

JenChungsBaby

Gee, I just can't wait to vote for this dick. Under Mayor Catsimaditis the price of a hot lunch at public schools would go up to $12.79.