Oakland Workers Claim Contractor Underpaid Them
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08/28/2008The former employees filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court on July 17 accusing NBC General Contractors Corp. of ignoring state labor laws by paying them the minimum wage rather than a higher rate required for public works projects.
The suit is seeking millions of dollars in back pay.
The rally was held in front of the Fox Court housing project at the corner of Rashida Muhammad Street and 19th Street in downtown Oakland.
Sharon Seidenstein, an attorney for the workers, said NBC only paid some workers $11 an hour or less even though they were supposed to be paid much more.
Seidenstein said cited the case of Ricky Lau, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. She said Lau was paid $25 an hour but should have been paid more than $65 an hour.
NBC General Contractors officials couldn't immediately be reached for comment today.
Seidenstein said NBC is working on other publicly financed construction projects in Oakland, including at Laney College and the 81st Avenue library.
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