N.Y.C. Comptroller Liu Launches Website for Workers

New York City Comptroller John Liu launched a website that will enable workers who were paid less than the prevailing wage on city public works projects to search online for the money they are owed.

The comptroller’s office routinely collects funds from settlements with offending contractors.

According to Liu, $2 million remains unclaimed.

The new website features a confidential search tool that is accessible to the public.

Investigations by the city comptroller’s Bureau of Labor Law indicated that some workers did not file claims with the comptroller’s office because of the misapprehension that doing so would subject them to enforcement of immigration laws.

According to New York State law, workers employed on public works projects are entitled to prevailing wages regardless of immigration status.

Since 2010, according to Liu, his office has collected about $12 million in unpaid prevailing wages and benefits for New York workers.

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