Wage and Hour Attorneys

VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT ATTORNEYS

Mark Potashnick is dedicated to fighting for employees’ rights, including the right OF pizza delivery drivers and other employees to receive vehicle cost reimbursements.

Mark has 30 years of experience. He possesses a record of success and a dedicated work ethic. Mark is easily accessible and responsive to clients. He has litigated all over the continental United States with no additional cost to his clients. Large companies and law firms do not intimidate him. Contingent fees are available.

Courts around the nation have recognized Mark as a “pioneer” and “innovator” of claims seeking reimbursement of delivery drivers’ vehicle costs incurred on the job. See, e.g., Sagendorf v. Quality Huts, LLC, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213619, at *9 (N.D. Ind. Nov. 3, 2021) (“Plaintiffs’ attorneys have really pioneered minimum wage claims based on under-reimbursed vehicle costs, and have obtained many key rulings in this field.”); Hackett v. ADF Rest. Invs., 259 F. Supp. 3d 360, 368 (D. Md. 2016) (recognizing that Mark possesses “expertise in challenging the sufficiency of compensation for pizza delivery drivers under the FLSA [federal minimum wage law]”); Dotson v. P.S. Mgmt., Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 250227, at *15 (S.D. W. Va. Apr. 7, 2020) (“[c]hallenging pizza delivery companies on the basis of unpaid minimum wages in the context of partially unreimbursed expenses is a complex area of the law, an area to which plaintiffs’ counsel [Mark Potashnick] has substantially contributed.”).

We represent employees in claims seeking to collect for unreimbursed vehicle costs. Federal and state laws guarantee you the right to those reimbursements. Unfortunately, employers too often disregard their legal duty to pay you the wages and reimbursements you deserve. That is when we roll up our sleeves and go to work for you!

We are ready and willing to pursue large and complex class action litigation on a contingent fee basis.  We are also ready to pursue individual claims. Please call Mark Potashnick at (314) 997-9150 ext. 2 for a free telephone consultation.

Our Successes Include:

• Recovered unreimbursed vehicle expenses for class of approximately 40,000 pizza delivery drivers (pending court approval).  The plaintiffs alleged that their hourly wages minus their unreimbursed job expenses resulted in less than minimum wage.  Durling v. Papa Johns Int’l., Inc., Case No. 16-cv-03592 (CS) (S.D.N.Y.).

• Recovered unreimbursed vehicle expenses for class totaling nearly 19,000 pizza delivery drivers.  The plaintiffs alleged that their hourly wages minus their unreimbursed job expenses resulted in less than minimum wage received on an hourly basis.  Perrin v. Papa Johns Int’l., Inc., Case No. 09-CV-1135-AGF (E.D. Mo.).

• Recovered unreimbursed job expenses for class totaling over 6,000 pizza delivery drivers.  The plaintiffs alleged that their hourly wages minus their unreimbursed job expenses resulted in less than minimum wage received on an hourly basis.  Smith v. Pizza Hut, Inc., Case No. 1:09-CV-01632-CMA-BNB (D. Colo.).

• Recovered more than $100 Million for delivery drivers around the United States to date through numerous class actions, collective actions and individual claims.

  • Recovered between $5,663.79 and $37,018.14 per Papa Johns delivery driver in several individual arbitration claims against the PJ United Companies (PJ Cheese, Inc., PJ Louisiana, Inc., PJ Utah, LLC, and Ohio Pizza Delivery Co.):
  • Sarwi v. PJ Cheese, Inc. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-22-0002-1162 (Green March 6, 2023) (recovered $37,018.14 for Papa Johns pizza delivery driver in Florida)
  • Ridenour v. Ohio Pizza Delivery Co. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-21-0004-7137 (Ahern February 16, 2023) (recovered $5,663.79 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Ohio)
  • Benoit v. PJ Louisiana, Inc. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. AAA 01-21-004-8139 (Duval Dec. 13, 2022) (recovered $22,352.86 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Louisiana)
  • Wallenberg v. PJ Utah, LLC doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. Case No. 01-21-0004-6899 (Williams Oct. 20, 2022) (recovered $14,597.58 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Utah)
  • Jones v. PJ Cheese, Inc. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-20-0015-6701 (Hill-Harvey Mar. 16, 2022) (recovered $26,122.04 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Florida).
  • Rice v. PJ Cheese, Inc. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-20-0014-8150 (Bennett Mar. 14, 2022) (recovered $20,399.68 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Alabama).
  • Nelson v. PJ Cheese, Inc. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-19-0001-5314 (Kimmell Oct. 20, 2020) ) (recovered $10,396.96 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Alabama).
  • Ralph v. DOS Pizza, Inc. doing business as “Domino’s Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-18-0002-2036 (Berger May 5, 2020) (recovered $17,619.18 for Domino’s delivery driver in California).
  • Ashton v. PJ Louisiana, Inc. doing business as “Papa Johns Pizza,” AAA Case No. 01-17-0006-8180 (Pilie Mar. 26, 2019) (recovered $13,894.10 for Papa Johns delivery driver in Louisiana).

*Past results afford no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.