August 22, 2019

Trump construction worker sues his ex boss

NY Daily News - An undocumented immigrant who used to work for President Trump’s construction company claims he was cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay and benefits, saying the job made him feel “like a slave."

Ecuadorian national Jorge Castro, who worked on a team of construction laborers at Trump properties around the country until this past April, says he submitted a formal claim with the U.S. Labor Department on Wednesday, charging his supervisors would routinely rebuff his requests to be paid in full.

Castro said they did so because they knew he was hard pressed to complain due to his illegal immigration status.

"When the check came, they would say, ‘This is what we’re paying you, take it or leave it,’” Castro, 55, said.

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