State Labor Law Violated In Long Island: Workers Receive Compensation

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Four workers hired by Looks Great Services, a contractor in Long Island, have filed complaints suggesting they were paid less than a quarter of what they should have earned for cleaning debris from Long Island Rail Road tracks after superstorm Sandy hit. Their apparent earnings violated the wage requirements set forth in New York State's labor law. Under the law, a prime contractor bears the responsibility of wage payments to a subcontractor.

A settlement has been reached in which Looks Great Services has agreed to pay $137,000. The deal extends to 16 workers, each receiving anywhere from $18,000 to $8,000. The State Labor Department refused to discuss the details of the settlement publicly, or how 12 other workers that did not initially file a claim became involved in the investigation. According to Newsday, this is not the first time state labor law was violated in Long Island after Sandy.

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