MTA contractors underpaid NYC subway cleaners during height of COVID, lawsuit alleges
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(Bloomberg) -- A dispute over how much contractors paid their workers to clean New York City subway cars during the pandemic is heating up as the city’s comptroller claims two companies owe $2.6 million in unpaid wages and penalties.Most Read from BloombergNvidia Rises Most in About Nine Months as AI Drives SalesStocks Rally as AI Craze Sweeps Across the World: Markets WrapT-Bills Without Tax Bills? This Fund Says It Cracked the CodeAT&T Says Mobile Network Restored as US Starts InvestigationBid
Subway COVID Cleaners Stiffed Out Of $2.5M, Comptroller Says - New York City, NY - But a lawyer for one of two companies being sued for wage theft shot back: "It is entirely, 100 percent untrue."
Feb 22, 2021 8:03AM EST This summary was featured in Documented's Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week Subscribe Bitta Mostofi, commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, released a statement sharing her views on President Joe Biden's U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. The bill envisions a pathway to citizenship for about 11 million undocumented immigrants and emphasizes the integration of immigrants by increasing citizenship, establishing labor protections, and more. "We applaud the Biden administration for taking this crucial...