Wong
Wong v. HSBC Mortgage Corp. (USA)
Opinion
Opinion
Chesney, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Before the Court is plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, filed March 19, 2010. Defendants HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA) and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (collectively, “HSBC”) have filed opposition, to which plaintiffs have replied. The matter came on regularly for hearing on April 23, 2010. Matthew C. Helland and Paul J. Lukas of Nichols Raster LLP appeared on behalf of plaintiffs. George J. Tichy, Michelle R. Barrett, and Rachelle L. Wills appeared on behalf of HSBC. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, and the arguments of counsel, the Court rules as follows.
BACKGROUND
In the operative complaint, the revised Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), filed September 9, 2008, the four named plaintiffs, each of whom was employed by HSBC as a loan officer, allege that HSBC improperly classified them as exempt from the Federal Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), and, consequently, violated the FLSA by failing to pay them overtime compensation. By order filed March 19, 2008, 2008 WL 753889 , the Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for an order…