Aviso de acción colectiva en el caso Rivera Brito, et al. contra New Life Healthy Living, LLC, et al. – Leer en Español
The notice below describes a lawsuit filed by a group of employees against New Life Healthy Living, LLC; New Life Adult Medical Day Care, LLC; Aashiana, LLC; and/or Alif Manejwala. The lawsuit claims these employers failed to pay their workers fully for overtime worked. The complaint is available here. Please see below for the full notice and instructions on what you need to do if you want to file a claim in the case.
Follow this link for a consent form to join the lawsuit Rivera Brito, et al. v. New Life Healthy Living, LLC, et al. Forms should be mailed or delivered to:
Amy Gellatly
Public Justice Center
201 North Charles Street, Suite 1200
Baltimore, MD 21201
The notice signed by the Judge in this case is at this link: notice of collective action.
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE ACTION
This is a Court-authorized Notice. This is not an advertisement from a lawyer.
TO: Any hourly worker who was hired by New Life Healthy Living, LLC, New Life Adult Medical Day Care, LLC, Aashiana, LLC, and/or Alif Manejwala to work at 7600 Clays Lane, Windsor Mill, MD 21244, at any time from February 12, 2022, to the present.
I. INTRODUCTION
You have received this Notice because records show that you work or worked for New Life Healthy Living, LLC; New Life Adult Medical Day Care, LLC; Aashiana, LLC; and/or Alif Manejwala (the “Defendants”) at 7600 Clays Lane, Windsor Mill, MD, 21244 sometime between February 12, 2022 and the present. A group of workers has filed a lawsuit against the Defendants claiming that they failed to pay them fully for regular and overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). You may be eligible to join this lawsuit.
Please read this Notice carefully. If you wish to join this case and raise a claim for unpaid wages, you must “opt in” by filling out and returning the attached “Consent to Join” form by September 8, 2025.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE LAWSUIT
On April 17, 2024, Isabela Rivera Brito, Maria Brito Chavez, Petrona Cuplay Bernal, and Vicente Sanchez (together, “Plaintiffs”) filed this lawsuit against the Defendants. The name and case number of the lawsuit is Rivera Brito, et al. v. New Life Healthy Living, LLC, et al., No. 1:24-cv-01124-ABA. The lawsuit is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The Plaintiffs are represented by lawyers from the Public Justice Center and CASA.
Plaintiffs allege that the Defendants violated the law by failing to pay employees their full amount of wages and overtime compensation. As compensation, they seek their unpaid overtime wages, additional monetary damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and compensation for the costs of filing the lawsuit. The Defendants deny the allegations.
The Court has not yet made any ruling on Plaintiffs’ claims or decided which party will win the lawsuit.
III. WHO CAN JOIN THE LAWSUIT
You may join the lawsuit if you are or were an hourly worker for New Life Healthy Living, LLC; New Life Adult Medical Day Care, LLC; Aashiana, LLC; or Alif Manejwala at 7600 Clays Lane, Windsor Mill, MD, 21244, any time since February 12, 2022.
IV. HOW TO JOIN
If you wish to join the lawsuit and have Plaintiffs’ Counsel represent you, it is important that you read, sign, and promptly return the enclosed “Consent to Join” form to:
Amy Gellatly
Public Justice Center
201 North Charles Street, Suite 1200
Baltimore, MD 21201
gellatlya@publicjustice.org
Fax: (410) 625-9423
The signed Consent to Join form must be emailed, faxed, or postmarked by September 8, 2025. You may contact Amy Gellatly at 410-400-6943 if you have any questions or concerns. You may also retain your own counsel.
If you think you are eligible to participate, please sign and return the form as soon as possible. You may lose your right to compensation and damages if you do not return the form promptly. If you do not return the Consent to Join form in time, you may not be able to participate in the lawsuit.
If you decide not to join this case, you may still have the right to sue one or more of the Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit, provided that you do so within the applicable statute of limitations.
V. NO RETALIATION PERMITTED
Federal and state law prohibits Defendants from firing, disciplining, or in any manner retaliating against you for joining this lawsuit. If you believe that you have been penalized, discriminated against, or retaliated against in any way as a result of your receiving this Notice, considering whether to join this lawsuit, or actually joining this lawsuit, please contact Plaintiffs’ Counsel or other lawyers of your choosing right away.
VI. EFFECT OF JOINING THIS LAWSUIT
If you join this lawsuit by completing and returning the Consent to Join form, you will have to accept the outcome, even if it is against the employees. While the lawsuit is pending, you may be asked to provide documents or answer questions, orally or in writing, including potentially at a deposition or trial, with the help of the lawyers. You will not be asked to pay any legal costs or fees. If the Plaintiffs win, the Defendants will pay the Plaintiffs’ legal fees, or the fees will be paid out of any recovery.
By joining this lawsuit, you agree that the original Plaintiffs can make decisions about the lawsuit for you. These decisions and agreements made by the Plaintiffs—Isabela Rivera Brito, Maria Brito Chavez, Petrona Cuplay Bernal, and Vicente Sanchez—will be binding on you too, if you join.
Your immigration status is not relevant to this lawsuit or to your right to recover wages owed to you. Joining this lawsuit will not affect your immigration status.
VII. NO LEGAL EFFECT IN NOT JOINING LAWSUIT
If you choose to not join this lawsuit, you do not need to do anything. If you do not join, you will not be affected by the outcome of the lawsuit. However, if you think you have a claim, you should ask an attorney. Under federal law, claims may expire after 2 years from the date of the violation.
DATED: April 21, 2025
The Honorable Chelsea J. Crawford
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
