Alba settlement

The Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) has secured a settlement for $1.4 million with Andrew Horan, Alba Services, Inc., and related New York City construction and demolition companies (“Alba”). These funds will go to certain workers whose workers’ compensation rights were violated between 2016 and 2024 or who were sexually harassed between 2016 and 2025. 

Overview of Alba settlement

From 2016 through 2024, our investigation found that Alba violated New York workers’ compensation laws, punished injured workers for filing claims, and allowed sexual harassment in the workplace. As a result of the investigation, Alba has agreed to pay $1.4 million into a restitution fund. Alba has also agreed to follow the workers’ compensation and human rights laws and to provide protections for current employees. 

Settlement fund of $1.4 million to repay eligible employees

You may be eligible for payments if either of the following applies to you:

  • You were injured on the job during the period 2016-2024 and reported your injury to Alba.
  • You were sexually harassed on the job during the period 2016-2025.

An outside company, Atticus Administration LLC, is managing the payments from the settlement fund. Atticus will:

  • send notices to employees who are eligible for payment from the settlement fund
  • process payments to employees
  • answer questions about payments from the settlement fund

Contact Atticus

We expect Atticus will notify qualifying individuals soon.

Once you receive notice, you can file a claim at the Atticus website.

Protections for current employees 

The settlement requires Alba to do all of the following:

  • accurately report all workplace injuries
  • stop punishing injured workers who file claims
  • stop interfering with medical treatment or workers’ compensation claims
  • establish and enforce strong policies to prevent sexual harassment
  • conduct mandatory trainings for management and employees twice per year about workers’ compensation benefits and requirements and sexual harassment in English, Spanish, and Russian
  • be monitored by OAG for three years; OAG may extend monitoring to six years if Alba continues to violate workers’ rights
  • file reports to OAG twice per year documenting compliance with workers’ compensation and human rights laws

Learn more about the settlement

Frequently asked questions about the Alba settlement

Do I qualify for a settlement payment?

You may qualify if any of the following applies to you:

  • You were injured on the job during the period 2016-2024 and reported your injury to Alba.
  • You were sexually harassed on the job during the period 2016-2025.

The OAG has a list of current and former employees who qualify. We have shared this list with Atticus, the settlement administrator. 

When and how can I file a claim?

If you are eligible for a settlement payment, you will receive a notice with a claim form by mail, email, or by text message. Your notice will have a unique claim ID number.  

You can fill out the claim form and mail or email it to Atticus, or complete the claim process online:

  • The Atticus settlement website will have a link to the claim form on the top left of the page.
  • Enter your claim ID number and last name, as instructed in your notice.  

All of the information about filing a claim will also be available in the FAQs on the Atticus settlement website. 

What if I think I qualify for the settlement, but did not receive a notification or a claim number? 

Contact Atticus, the settlement administrator:

How can I report a violation of the settlement ─ for example, being told not to file a claim for workers compensation or being punished for filing a claim?

Contact OAG by phone or email:

What companies are included in the settlement?

All of the following companies are covered by the settlement:

  • Andrew Horan
  • Alba Services, Inc.
  • Alba Carting & Demolition
  • Alba Environmental
  • Alba Core & Shell
  • Alba Electric Corp.
  • Arc Contracting Inc.
  • Caledonia Carting Services
  • CSC Services Corp.
  • Gurteen Business Solutions
  • Volk Industrial Services Corp.
  • Alba Management Inc.

Where can I find out more about workers’ compensation? 

To learn more about the workers’ compensation process and how to file claims, visit the information page on the Workers’ Compensation Board.