Notice of Your Right to Join A Lawsuit Against NYU Langone MSO, Inc., NYU Langone Health System, And NYU Langone Hospitals
June 25, 2025
Enclosed is a Consent to Sue form allowing you to join a lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of all Analysts, Techs, Specialists, and those with similar job titles who work or have worked within the Medical Center Information Technology division and provide technological support to NYU Langone operations and who were classified by NYU Langone as exempt from overtime and were not paid time and one half for hours over 40 worked in one or more weeks. The case refers to these titles collectively as “I.T. Support Employees.” The lawsuit seeks unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages and is being heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Court has authorized HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP, and Outten & Golden, LLP, the lawyers representing the I.T. Support Employees, to send you this notice to inform you of your right to file a Consent to Sue form to join this case. NYU Langone is represented by the law firm of Baker & Hostetler LLP, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10111. If you do not sign and date the attached Consent to Sue, you will not join this lawsuit, and you will not be able to receive a share of any settlement or judgment that I.T. Support Employees may obtain under federal law. If you sign, date, and return the attached Consent to Sue, you will join the lawsuit, and you will be bound by the results of the litigation, whether favorable or unfavorable.
You will not be obligated to pay the lawyers for their costs or legal fees to participate, except that the Court may award the lawyers’ fees either as a share of any fund awarded to the class or based on their billings to be paid by NYU Langone, if the case is successful. If the case is unsuccessful, the lawyers will be paid nothing, and you will not owe any money for attorneys’ costs or fees. By joining this lawsuit, you may be required to provide information to NYU Langone's lawyers and/or the Court in writing or in-person.
What this lawsuit is about:
The lawsuit claims that, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), NYU Langone failed to pay the Plaintiffs overtime premium pay for all the hours they worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. The lawsuit seeks back pay and liquidated damages. NYU Langone does not agree that it violated the law and the Judge who will hear the case has not decided yet who is right.
Who can join this lawsuit:
If you are a current or former I.T. Support Employee who was classified by NYU Langone as exempt from overtime and worked for NYU Langone at any point in the last three years, you may file a Consent to Sue form to have your federal FLSA claims heard as part of this case. You are entitled to join this case even though NYU Langone paid you on a salary basis.
No retaliation:
The law prohibits retaliation against employees for exercising their rights under the FLSA. Therefore, you may not be terminated or subject to discrimination in any way because you exercise your rights under the FLSA, including by joining this lawsuit. NYU Langone has specifically assured the Court that it will not retaliate against any I.T. Support Employees who opt into this case. Although NYU Langone disputes the claims raised in the case, it recognizes the I.T. Support Employees’ right to pursue these claims.
How to join:
To join the case and be represented by the lawyers who are handling this case, you must fill out and return the enclosed Consent to Sue form by email, text, or mail to: HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP, 153 Main St, Suite 201, New Paltz, NY 12561. Phone: 212-439-4781. Email: jfriday@hkm.com.