More than 1.2 thousand workers in new York received less salary to $2.5 million. As found by the investigation of city Comptroller, that is the amount appropriated contractors on projects funded by the city.
In September, Deon Kennedy, one of the deceived workers, received a letter from the Comptroller’s office. The letter said that he can get the money that he owed. «I tore up the letter because it was like… fraud,» recalls Deon. Only after a phone call he believed: it’s not a Scam.
Together with Deon Kennedy hundreds of other builders and service workers employed in projects funded by the city, will receive their according to the law. Honestly earned money Kennedy plans to buy a car.
«I worked for 2 years and 2 months, and I had to pay $6,50 [per hour],» he told reporters Brooklyn News12 the other victim is Imran Hossain. The man realized that $6,50 — unfair rate, but being an immigrant, I did not know what to do.
«The hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from Washington has created an atmosphere of fear, forcing workers to be afraid to hold employers accountable when they understate salary,» commented city Comptroller Scott stringer.
HAPPENING NOW: We’re launching a new campaign to return over $2.5 million in stolen wages from workers in New York City.
#WorkersRights #HonestWorkHonestPay pic.twitter.com/blvOIgNVLG
— Scott M. Stringer (@NYCComptroller) January 24, 2019
City Comptroller at that time predupredil all employers in new York: to pay for hired labor at a rate below that prescribed by law is unacceptable, even if it is a labor of immigrants without documents.
From performing public contracts was suspended 50 of unscrupulous contractors. According to Scott Stringer, in 2014, his office revealed violations at the payroll of more than $27 million, of which defrauded the workers have already returned more than $12 million, and $2.5 million await their new owners.
A large-scale campaign for the return nedosypaniya contractors funds began on Thursday. Those who believe that they owe the employer can check their names on the website of the controller. As of 24 January, the list was 1 215 people.
Let’s say it again for the people in the back—EVERYONE, regardless of your immigration status, if you did the work for a contractor on a City-funded project, you deserve your pay.
Click to see if you’re owed $$$:
https://t.co/K4oAGfeQm6 or call (212) 669-4443 pic.twitter.com/U6IZs3CiGU
— Scott M. Stringer (@NYCComptroller) January 24, 2019
