Dead Freddies case adds plaintiff, defendant

Another former employee of Dead Freddies, Yvonne Hothouse of Ocean City, has joined a developing class action suit against OC Freddies LLC, which now names Steve Carullo, a co-owner of the business, as a defendant.

The lawsuit was filed Aug. 27 in federal court in Baltimore, alleging numerous wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law.

While the defendants have until Monday to respond, the only document filed by the defense with the court is a motion to dismiss the claims of two plaintiffs, Desmond Dale of Ocean City and Salman Afridi of Salisbury.

On Tuesday Judge Ellen Hollander denied the motion to dismiss, as the plaintiffs had filed an amended complaint addressing the issues to the court’s satisfaction earlier that day.

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