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June 28, 2012
Workers' Lawsuit Against Forest City Ratner Moves Forward
Developer and nonprofit ally accused of failing to deliver on promised construction jobs.
Park Slope Patch
by Will Yakowicz
A Federal Court ruled last week that Brooklyn construction workers accusing Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner of failing to provide promised employment opportunities can proceed with their lawsuit.
In a 19-page decision, Brooklyn Federal Court Judge John Gleeson stated that seven Brooklyn construction workers who participated in a job training program created by FCRC and Brooklyn United for Innovative Development (BUILD) could sue for unpaid wages and a failure to provide union status.
The ruling is the latest legal wrinkle for FCRC, which this week lost its battle to avoid an entirely new environmental review based on an updated 25-year construction timetable.
Gleeson's decision is also likely to provide even more fodder for critics of BUILD, a nonprofit that has reportedly secured only 15 jobs as of December 2011 at Atlantic Yards out of hundreds of job-training program participants.
Posted by eric at June 28, 2012 11:25 AM