"Workers told us the same story again and again: they were working long hours in the busiest months of the year, yet their paychecks did not reflect the time they spent on the job, James said. UPS delayed clock-ins, auto-deducted lunch breaks that workers never took, edited time sheets after the fact and avoided paying overtime that was clearly owed. Some workers were told to clock out, but then were forced to keep working for several more hours."
"This blatant wage theft allowed UPS to save millions of dollars while seasonal workers struggled to support their families, James said. The members of Teamsters Local 804 do essential, physically demanding work during the most intense period of the year. They earned every dollar of their wages and UPS had no right to take those dollars away. The attorney general said it was unclear how much money the suit would be seeking at this point, but it was likely it would be over $45 million."
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court accusing United Parcel Service of repeated, systematic wage theft from thousands of seasonal workers across dozens of state facilities. The complaint alleges practices including delayed clock-ins, auto-deducted lunch breaks not taken, retroactive edits to timesheets, unpaid overtime, and forced post-clock-out labor. The investigation began after a referral from Teamsters Local 804 and found improper minimum wage and overtime payments for at least six years. The suit alleges violations of the New York Labor Law and the Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks damages likely exceeding $45 million.
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