NY Agencies Sued Over Low-Paying Jobs
/Frustrated that so many
companies in New York State pay less than the minimum wage, Attorney
General Eliot Spitzer announced a new strategy yesterday to attack the
problem: sue the employment agencies that steer thousands of workers
into these low-paying jobs each year. Mr. Spitzer announced lawsuits
against four employment agencies and settlements with five others to
stop them from supplying workers to businesses that often pay just $3
or $4 an hour, far less than the $5.15-an-hour federal minimum wage. The vast majority of
workers who use these employment agencies are Hispanic immigrants, Mr.
Spitzer said, noting that the agencies typically steer these workers to
greengrocers, dry cleaners and restaurants. [more]
