Female Construction Workers Get $1.5M Settlement in Sexual Harassment Case
“New York Attorney General Letitia James announced … that a group of female construction workers who experienced years of sexual harassment at a Long Island contracting firm will receive a $1.5 million settlement, after James’ office discovered not only harassment but retaliation for reporting it,” reports Rebecca Baird-Remba in Commercial Observer.
“James’ office found that the 18 women, the majority of whom are Black, endured a hostile and discriminatory work environment while working as general laborers for TradeOff, a Lynbrook, Long Island-based firm which provides nonunion labor for major construction sites across the city, including Hudson Yards.”
“Union representatives from Local 79 referred to TradeOff as a ‘body shop’ because it recruits most of its workers through prison reentry programs and pays them a fraction of what union laborers earn.”
