New York AG sues UPS for allegedly shorting Christmas season workers' wages

New York Attorney General Letitia James accused transportation elephantine UPS of cheating seasonal vacation workers retired of millions of dollars successful legally owed wages, according to a caller lawsuit filed Monday.

James' bureau said that an probe "found that for years, UPS has shortchanged seasonal workers who support the institution moving during highest vacation request by failing to grounds each hours worked, requiring wide off-the-clock labor, and manipulating timekeeping systems to trim paid hours."

The suit successful Manhattan Supreme Court, filed 10 days earlier Christmas, alleges that UPS failed to wage seasonal workers minimum wages, promised wages, and overtime wages, successful usurpation of authorities and national labour law.

"Each year, UPS commits wage theft against these workers successful myriad ways," the civilian ailment says.

The suit notes that during its highest season, which runs from October to January, UPS hires thousands of impermanent workers astatine at slightest 55 facilities successful New York state.

UPS, successful a statement, said, "We are alert of the quality from the New York Attorney's General Office and, arsenic a substance of policy, bash not remark connected ongoing litigation. UPS takes each accusations of wrongdoing earnestly and is thoroughly investigating the matter."

"We offer industry-leading wage and benefits to our much than 26,000 employees successful New York, and we stay committed to pursuing each applicable laws," the institution said.

The suit seeks a uncovering that UPS repeatedly violated wage and labour laws, an injunction barring the institution from engaging successful the alleged amerciable practices, and monetary awards.

"UPS built its vacation concern connected the backs of workers who were not paid for their clip and labor," James said successful a statement.

"UPS's seasonal employees enactment brutal hours successful the acold to present the vacation packages families crossed the state number on. Instead of compensating these workers reasonably for their labor, UPS has played the Grinch," James said.