Hempstead laundry company agrees to pay $400G in back wages, union says
The union filed a complaint with the Department of Labor in 2021, which found that about 300 workers were affected, said Yadhira Alvarez, secretary-treasurer of the Laundry Distribution and Food Service Joint Board, Workers United, Service Employees International Union.
Of the workers identified, 119 employees gave permission for the union to represent them with the state, Alvarez said. The union said those workers were owed $398,170.