Cleaners who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic to disinfect the subway will recieve back pay after the city reached a settlement with two cleaning firms.
The city Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday said it reached a $3 million settlement with LN Pro Services, LLC and Fleetwash, Inc. to pay back wages for subway cleaners hired to clean and disinfect subways during the COVID-19 pandemic. LN Pro Services, LLC’s settlement totals $2,400,000; Fleetwash, Inc.’s settlement totals $606,686.80.
Under these settlements, the New York City Transit Authority, part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, will cover 100% of LN Pro’s settlement and 80% of Fleetwash’s settlement…