"Jacob Jackson logged roughly 40 hours between Feb. 22 and Feb. 28 but was paid for only eight of those hours, totaling just 16 hours for the entire season."
"The emergency shoveler information page for the Department of Sanitation states that pay starts at $19.14 per hour and rises to $28.71 per hour after the first 40 hours in a workweek."
"Jackson's lawyers argue that mixed messages about pay rates and gaps in hour calculations are key to their Fair Labor Standards Act claim."
"A DSNY spokesperson reported that thousands of checks have already been mailed out to emergency shovelers, directing those unpaid to the department's inquiry email."
Jacob Jackson, an emergency snow shoveler, claims he worked approximately 40 hours during the February blizzard but was only paid for eight. He alleges the Department of Sanitation shorted him on hours, receiving only 16 total for the season. Jackson signed on in November and reported to a Brooklyn garage. His lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for unpaid time. Pay rates for shovelers vary, with conflicting information about hourly wages contributing to the claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Department of Sanitation has stated that checks have been mailed to many shovelers.
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