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IN LIGHT OF THE REVERSAL BY THE COURT OF APPEALS, PLAINTIFF HOME HEALTH CARE AIDES WERE NOT ENTITLED TO CLASS CERTIFICATION ON THE QUESTION WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE PAID FOR THE SLEEP AND BREAK HOURS DURING 24-HOUR SHIFTS (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, on remittal after reversal by the Court of Appeals, determined plaintiffs, home health care aides,  were not entitled to class certification on the question whether they were entitled to be paid for the sleep and break hours during 24-hour shifts. The Court of Appeals ruled that the NYS Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) finding that the flat-rate pay did not violate the Minimum Wage Order (Wage Order) was not irrational or unreasonable:

On March 26, 2019, the Court of Appeals reversed this Court’s decision and order, concluding that the DOL’s interpretation of the Wage Order did not conflict with the promulgated language and was not irrational or unreasonable … . The Court of Appeals remitted the matter to this Court to determine whether the plaintiffs’ class certification motion was properly denied, considering the DOL’s interpretation of the Wage Order as well as alternative bases for class certification asserted by the plaintiffs.

The proponent of a motion for class certification bears the burden of establishing the requirements of CPLR article 9 … . CPLR 901 sets forth five prerequisites to class certification. “These factors are commonly referred to as the requirements of numerosity, commonality, typicality, adequacy of representation and superiority” … . “A class action certification must be founded upon an evidentiary basis” … .

… [I]n light of the DOL’s interpretation of the Wage Order, the plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate entitlement to class certification on the question of whether the defendants violated the law by failing to pay them for all hours of a 24-hour shift. Although a worker must be paid minimum wage for the time he or she is “required to be available for work at a place prescribed by the employer,” under the DOL interpretation of the Wage Order, a worker is not considered to be “available for work at a place prescribed by the employer” during designated meal and sleep breaks, totaling 11 hours of a 24-hour shift … . Moreno v Future Health Care Servs., Inc., 2020 NY Slip Op 04473, Second Dept 8-12-20

 

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