Courtney Hawkins v. Kearny Bank
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Docket No.: 19-8712
Counsel: Justin Swidler, Matthew Miller
On March 18, 2019, a former Kearny Bank Teller filed a federal lawsuit in the United States Courthouse for the District of New Jersey, asserting that Kearny Bank failed to pay her and hundreds of other Kearny Bank employees overtime wages as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Named Plaintiff asserts that Kearny Bank failed to pay her and other employees overtime wages for performing opening procedures at the bank branch each morning.
A settlement was reached in this matter and was granted final approval by the Court on April 27, 2022.