Blackout Investigations & Security Services Inc.
SERVING THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA AND BEYOND
This class and collective lawsuit seeks unpaid overtime wages for Blackout Investigations employees who were not paid full overtime premium pay. The lawsuit is going forward in the United States District Court in Maryland. The lawsuit alleges that Blackout Investigations violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Maryland law. It is anticipated that the company will deny violating any laws.
If you worked as an hourly employee of Blackout Investigations during the past three years and wish to be covered by this lawsuit, you can call us at (215) 866-1551 so we can answer any questions you have and make sure you are eligible to participate. More information and case updates are available below:
Case Updates
AUG 28, 2019
Today, our firm, along with co-counsel Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., filed a class and collective action lawsuit against Blackout Investigations & Security Services Inc. in the United States District Court for Maryland. The lawsuit seeks to recover overtime overtime wages. A copy of the Complaint is available below.
DEC 27, 2019
Today, the Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint. In the Answer, Defendant denies violating the law and asserts that its pay practices are legal. You can access the Answer below
FEB 13, 2020
Today we participated in a scheduling conference with the Judge overseeing this lawsuit. It is anticipated that he will issue a scheduling order in the coming weeks.
MAY 12, 2020
Today we filed a stipulation to conditional certification of the proposed FLSA collective action in this case. Once the Court approves the stipulation, notices will be sent to covered workers of the company. If you have any questions if you are covered by this case, please call our office at (215) 866-1551.
NOV 10, 2020
Today, the federal Judge overseeing the lawsuit issued an order conditionally certifying a collective in this case under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Notice of this lawsuit will now be sent to potentially covered workers in the coming weeks. The deadline to join the case under the FLSA will be January 19, 2021.
JAN 20, 2021
We are happy to announce that a total of 25 individuals are now covered by this case.
SEP 3, 2021
If you should have any questions about the status of this case, please call our office at (215) 866-1551.
Case Documents
-
Helpful Information -
Our ExperienceThrough diligence and experience, we have worked to recover hundreds of millions of dollars for our hard-working clients and their deserving families.
-
Who We Are
Client Testimonials
-
"Winebrake & Santillo has a considerable record in employment matters."
Winebrake & Santillo has a considerable record in employment matters.- Ricci v. Newrez LLC, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186727, at *23 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 17, 2023) -
"Significant experience"
Attorney Andy Santillo and his co-counsel are “patently qualified” attorneys who “have significant experience with wage payment and collections cases, knowledge of wage-and-hour law, and have clearly done significant work already in this case throughout discovery and the preparation of the motions and opposition papers now before the Court."
- MARTINEZ V. AMAZON.COM SERVS. LLC, 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 209566, *28, *42-43 (D. Md. Nov. 18, 2024) -
"An established record"
W&S and its co-counsel "have an established record of competent and successful prosecution of large wage and hour class actions."
- Lapan v. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169508, *7 (D. Mass. Dec. 11, 2015) -
"Experienced wage and hour class action litigators"
W&S and its co-counsel "are experienced wage and hour class action litigators with decades of accomplished complex class action between them and that the Class Members have benefited tremendously from able counsel’s representation."
- Craig v. Rite Aid Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2658, *45 (M.D. Pa. Jan 7, 2013)
