New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today a $1.4 million settlement with Alba Services, Inc., which repeatedly violated state workers’ compensation by failing to report workplace accidents for 675 largely immigrant construction workers.
Alba’s owner, Andrew Horan, and a network of related New York City construction and demolition companies, were found by the attorney general’s office to have not only repeatedly violated state workers’ compensation laws, but also retaliated against injured workers. The demolition company also failed to address numerous incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace, according to the attorney general.
“Today, I am proud to deliver more than $1.4 million to workers harmed by this misconduct,” James said in a statement shared with Documented. “We have made sure that Alba can no longer threaten, intimidate, or exploit its workforce. My office will never allow companies to cheat workers out of their rights or create hostile workplaces that endanger their safety and dignity.”…