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Cathay Express Transpiration, Inc. cheated 125 of its employees out of approximately $250,000 in wages by failing to pay time-and-a-half overtime rates to drivers and failed to pay minimum wages in several instances.
Assistant Attorneys General Michael O’Keefe Cowles and Jeremy Pfetsch
Wage Theft
Kings
New York
January 1, 2014
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| 125 unnamed employees | Unavailable | Unavailable | Ambulette drivers | Cathay Express Transpiration Inc. | Wage theft |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Cathay Express Transpiration Inc. | Entity | Entity | The company reached a settlement agreement with the Office of the New York Attorney General to remedy the wage and overtime violations. | Cathay Express agreed to pay $250,000 as restitution to current and former employees. The Office of the Attorney General will also monitor the company's payment practices for a two-year period. |
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Penal Crimes Charged
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Other Crimes Charged
From approximately January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017, Cathay Express engaged in persistent and repeated activity in violation of New York Labor Law § 652 by failing to pay its employees minimum wage and the legally-required overtime rate for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. |
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