The Bureau of Labor Law recoups unpaid wages for workers irregardless of immigration status.
The office states that there are 1300 workers that are still owed $3 million in wages with companies that worked on city funded projects.
Under recent and past settlements, 1,300 workers are owed a total of $2.8 Million. The unpaid wages owed to workers who have not claimed their settlements range from a few hundred dollars to more than $86,000. One worker from Queens is owed $86,391, while another in Brooklyn is owed $64,537, and another from the Bronx is owed $51,358.
Comptroller Lander: More Than 1300 Workers Are Entitled to Nearly $3 Million in Prevailing Wages
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