DOL sues Boston Hides and Furs Ltd., seeking at least $1 mil

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DOL sues Boston Hides and Furs Ltd., seeking at least $1 million in back wages and damages for underpaid, wrongfully fired workers
11/28/2012 11:30 AM EST

Citing “knowing, deliberate and intentional” violations of federal wage and hour law, the U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Boston Hides and Furs Ltd. and company officials seeking at least $500,000 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for underpaid employees of the Chelsea wholesale animal hide business.
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