Marissa Edwards, Others Similarly Situated v. U-Haul International, Inc., William Wolf

This Class Action, brought by Named Plaintiff on behalf of herself and other

similarly situated individuals who performed work for U-Haul International Inc., William Wolf,

and other related entities and individuals (collectively “U-Haul” or “Defendant”), challenging U-

haul’s practices and policies of misclassifying Plaintiffs and other similarly-situated workers as

“exempt” employees, and not paying them all compensation in violation of the New York Labor

Law (“NYLL”) and implementing regulations. Plaintiffs specifically allege violations of unpaid

wages and improper notice of wages under Article 6, Article 19, and the Miscellaneous Wage

Order (12 NYCRR Part 142).

U-Haul requires its “managers” to spend nearly all of their time performing the

same menial tasks performed by the company’s non-exempt, hourly workers, for example

answering phones, recovering vehicles, cleaning vehicles and store locations, scheduling

reservations, helping customers, and cleaning.

In actuality, these labeled “managers” lack any independent authority, and

exercise little to no discretion over their job functions. The managers did not have authority over

Causes of Action

1. NEW YORK LABOR LAW – OVERTIME VIOLATIONS

2. NEW YORK LABOR LAW – UNPAID WAGES VIOLATIONS

3. UNJUST ENRICHMENT

Claims for Relief.