Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-31-2015
Grading Professor
Andy Lehren
Subject Concentration
Business & Economics
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
Many restaurants in New York city have cases registered against them for failing to adhere to the labor laws of the state. In most of the cases, workers demand the wage that they have lost over the course of their work but face a hard time retrieving the money from the employers. In many cases, the owners declare bankruptcy and close down the restaurant for the time being but open again under a different name or under the ownership of a related family member. Though the court cases are ruled in the workers’ favor, they do not get the money from the owners as they liquidate their assets before declaring bankruptcy. The restaurant owners find ways to evade the law and continue the illegal practice.
Recommended Citation
Chakravarty, Rajashree, "Restaurant Owners Owing Millions of Dollars to Workers Close Down, Only to Open Again Under Related Owners" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/118