Tobacco company owners indicted over alleged sweatshop wage theft
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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has announced that the owner and two managers of Hothead Grabba are facing charges for grand larceny and conspiracy due to wage theft. Allegations indicate that over two dozen employees were defrauded out of more than $310,000 in wages. Following a civil enforcement order, the company moved operations to a site deemed unsafe, and workers reportedly earned far below minimum wage while working excessive hours without breaks or proper safety equipment.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced charges against Hothead Grabba's owner and managers for allegedly cheating employees out of over $310,000 in wages.
The defendants failed to maintain workers' compensation insurance and allegedly moved operations to an unsafe site in Queens, where workers earned less than minimum wage.
Read at Brooklyn Eagle
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