BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Home care workers rallied Thursday in Brooklyn, fed up with 24-hour shifts and millions in wages they claim have been stolen by their employers.
They’re demanding the New York State Department of Labor defy Governor Kathy Hochul and enforce labor laws against American Business Institute (ABI) and Royal Care.
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About 200 workers gathered outside the DOL’s Brooklyn office on Thursday, chanting, “DOL, enforce labor law.”
Organized by Home Care Workers Against 24-Hour Workdays, protesters accused Hochul of blocking enforcement despite state findings that the agencies stole over $25 million in wages…