A construction contractor accused of wage theft has settled with federal regulators and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the Daily News reported.
A. Aleem Construction paid $189,000 to settle federal charges it underpaid its workers. The construction workers were supposed to be paid $40 an hour plus $30 in benefits in some cases, but received $12 to $14 an hour.
The work was done on an affordable housing project called 131st Street Cluster, located at 241 W. 135th St., which received city benefits that required prevailing wages be paid.
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“The law is clear: Government contractors must pay their workers the prevailing wage,” Schneiderman said in a statement.
In court papers, Aleem and the developer deny wrongdoing and say they settled to avoid “protracted litigation,” according to the Daily News.
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A construction contractor accused of wage theft has settled with federal regulators and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the Daily News reported.
A. Aleem Construction paid $189,000 to settle federal charges it underpaid its workers. The construction workers were supposed to be paid $40 an hour plus $30 in benefits in some cases, but received $12 to $14 an hour.
The work was done on an affordable housing project called 131st Street Cluster, located at 241 W. 135th St., which received city benefits that required prevailing wages be paid.
“The law is clear: Government contractors must pay their workers the prevailing wage,” Schneiderman said in a statement.
In court papers, Aleem and the developer deny wrongdoing and say they settled to avoid “protracted litigation,” according to the Daily News.
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Unusual new townhouse approved in Clinton Hill (DNAinfo.com)
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