Belfor USA Group Inc.

New Orleans - The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf a group of migrant workers against the construction company specializing in disaster recovery. The workers were allegedly denied overtime even though they often worked long hours cleaning up wreckage left by Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds of workers who were hired by Belfor subcontractors, worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week, without overtime pay. The workers, who were originally from Brazil, Mexico and Honduras, migrated from all over the country after Katrina to help with cleanup in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. In U.S. District Court, Belfor USA Group agreed to pay a $223,000 settlement. (Sep-07-06) [INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE]

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