Carla Merriwether v. Temple Plaza Hotel, Inc.

Detroit, Michigan employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.





Plaintiffs' lawsuit includes fifteen individuals who were employed as dancers at the Bouzouki, owned by Defendants Temple Plaza Hotel, Inc. ("Temple”) and Temple's sole shareholder Kefallinos. [ECF No. 32, PageID.324].



Plaintiffs say Kefallinos is an employer under FLSA because he hired employees, including dancers; had control over employee work schedules; determined the rate and method of payment to the dancers; is under a legal obligation to maintain employee records; and is in control of significant functions of the business as a corporate officer and owner. To support their allegations, Plaintiffs submit Kefallinos' deposition testimony and affidavits signed by Merriwether and Coleman.



Except for his status as corporate officer and owner, Kefallinos says all the above assertions exaggerate and/or misstate the evidence on which they are based. He believes the undisputed evidence shows that he does not qualify as an "employer” under FLSA.



Merriwether v. Temple Plaza Hotel, Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2022)

07/06/2023 44 STIPULATION AND ORDER of Dismissal of Case Without Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Victoria A. Roberts. (LVer) (Entered: 07/06/2023)