Underpaid workers building U.S. Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from U.S. firm
The U.S. company building the new American consulate in Milan has agreed to a nearly 31-million-euro ($35 million) settlement that includes back pay and damages to foreign workers who prosecutors allege were paid less than $2 an hour, officials said Monday.
TL;DR
- A U.S. company building the new American consulate in Milan has agreed to a settlement.
- The settlement is valued at nearly 31 million euros ($35 million).
- It includes back pay and damages for foreign workers.
- Prosecutors allege these workers were paid less than $2 per hour.