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January 22, 2025
Attorney General James Recovers $1.1 Million for Rikers Island Cleaners Cheated out of Fair Pay
… announced that she has recovered nearly $1.13 million in stolen wages for workers at CleanTech , a professional maintenance … a significant victory for the 250 workers whose wages were stolen and who faced retaliation for complaining about the …
June 18, 2025
Attorney General James Secures $400,000 for Underpaid New York City School Security Guards
… New York City School Security Guards Secured 24 Withheld Wages from Workers While Pocketing Extra Funds from Schools  … 2024, Attorney General James recovered $750,000 in stolen wages for cell phone company employees . In April … In March 2023, Attorney General James recovered $24,000 in stolen wages for former employees of a worker cooperative . …
February 24, 2025
Attorney General James Secures $16.75 Million from DoorDash for Cheating Delivery Workers Out of Tips
… to worry about multi-billion-dollar companies stealing our wages and tips. As we continue to uncover the extent to which … 2024, Attorney General James  returned $750,000 in stolen wages to employees of cell phone company Best Wireless … March 2023, Attorney General James  recovered $24,000 in stolen wages for former employees of a worker cooperative . …
July 01, 2025
Attorney General James Secures $148,000 for Union Workers Denied Paid Sick Leave
… Paid Sick Leave to Unionized Employees During Height of COVID-19 Pandemic  July 1, 2025 NEW YORK – New York Attorney … sick leave to unionized employees during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. An Office of the Attorney General (OAG) … sick leave benefits for 19 months at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the terms of the …
October 21, 2025
Attorney General James Delivers $1.4 Million to New York City Construction Workers Whose Rights Were Violated
… meaningful compensation to individuals who may have lost wages, faced medical expenses, had delayed medical treatment, … a landmark wage parity agreement and returned $750,000 in stolen wages to employees of cell phone company Best Wireless . In …
May 29, 2025
Attorney General James Recovers Over $660,000 for Foreign-Recruited Nurses Exploited by Health Care Staffing Agency
… 2024, Attorney General James  returned $750,000 in stolen wages to employees of cell phone company Best Wireless . In …
January 31, 2025
2024 Year in Review
… to stand up for you – from workers cheated out of their wages, to consumers swindled out of their savings, to small … of generational wealth from longtime homeowners and return stolen homes to its rightful owners. This new law, which … estate closings and contract signings, and laundered the stolen proceeds from the deed thefts. He was sentenced in …
February 07, 2025
State of New York et. al v. Trump et al DOGE - Memo - 2025
… to provide vital services for their residents, including Medicaid (the single largest federal funding stream to the … for the following federal programs, to name just a few: Medicaid, FEMA, Edward Byrne JAG grants, education funding, … related to state unemployment insurance (arising from fraud or failure to report earnings, on the one hand, and …

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