Bay Shore company charged with violating labor laws, underpaying workers, Nassau DA says
A Bay Shore company accused of misclassifying 10 workers and underpaying them $47,000 in wages has been charged with violation of labor laws, Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
SIW Inc. was arraigned Thursday before Nassau Judge Ari Schulman on the violation of labor law, a misdemeanor, Donnelly said in a statement. According to Donnelly, the company misclassified 10 journeymen and paid them at the lower apprentice wage rate. One worker was shorted nearly $19,000.