105 A.D.2d 1114 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1984
Order unanimously affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff, a Mexican national, commenced this action against defendants Bonifacio and
Special Term properly dismissed defendants’ affirmative defense and paragraph 7 of defendants’ demand for a verified bill of particulars, seeking plaintiff’s citizenship status. Illegal aliens are entitled to maintain civil actions in our courts (Nizamuddowlah v Bengal Cabaret, 69 AD2d 875, mot for lv to app dsmd 48 NY2d 883; Catalanotto v Palazzolo, 46 Misc 2d 381). Since the Federal Labor Standards Act does not define the term “employee” to expressly exclude illegal aliens, plaintiff’s status does not preclude her from recovering under the statute (see Sure-Tan, Inc. v National Labor Relations Bd., 467 US _, 104 S Ct 2803; Nizamuddowlah v Bengal Cabaret, supra). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Patlow, J. — dismiss affirmative defense.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Doerr, Denman, Boomer and O’Donnell, JJ.