“As alleged, Andrea Marshall, the owner of Salon 1884, exploited and stole approximately $54,000 in wages from her employees while selling luxury garments. She preyed on the significant power imbalance of her employees who relied on the promised wages for housing and basic living expenses, feared retaliation, and lacked the financial resources to pursue legal recourse,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Hard working New Yorkers deserve every dollar they earn. This is an ongoing investigation – please call or message our Worker Protection Unit at (646) 712-0298 if you may be a victim, regardless of your immigration status.”

“With this resolution, High Volt Electric Corp’s workers will receive hundreds in thousands of wages they are rightly owed,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Young New Yorkers deserve safe, modern spaces to learn, and defrauding the School Construction Authority jeopardizes its ability to provide those spaces for the 1.1 million children in our city’s public schools. I thank the Department of Investigation and the School Construction Authority’s Office of Inspector General for their ongoing partnership.”

“The subway system is the backbone of New York City and the workers and contractors that keep it running deserve every dollar they earn,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Instead, we allege, Rocco Mechanical and its executives stole hundreds of hours’ worth of lawfully earned compensation from its employees by issuing paychecks reflecting the mandatory prevailing wage, but then brazenly requiring cash kickbacks from their own workers. I thank the MTA Inspector General’s Office and the New York City Comptroller’s Office for their partnership in ensuring that New Yorkers are paid what they are owed. I also thank the workers who came forward and urge anyone whose wages have been stolen to do the same. Call or message our Worker Protection Unit at (646) 712-0298.”

“Hard working New Yorkers deserve the wages they earn, and in the midst of an affordability crisis, every dollar counts,” said District Attorney Bragg. “If your wages are being stolen by your employer, or if you are being forced to work in unsafe conditions, our Worker Protection Unit is here to help: call or message us at (646) 712-0298.”