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Der New Yorker Stadtrechnungsprüfer hat Klage eingereicht, um Millionen an unbezahlten Gehältern für MTA-Arbeiter während der COVID-19-Pandemie einzutreiben. Laut einer neuen Untersuchung des Stadtrechnungsprüfers Scott Stringer haben die Arbeiter der Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) während der Pandemie massive Lohnausfälle erlitten.

Die Klage, die gegen das Finanzministerium eingereicht wurde, wirft der Behörde vor, gegen das Gesetz verstoßen zu haben, indem sie den Arbeitnehmern während der Krise nicht den vollen Lohn gezahlt hat. Laut Stringers Untersuchung wurden den MTA-Arbeitern insgesamt fast 2,5 Millionen US-Dollar an Lohnausfällen vorenthalten.

Der Stadtrechnungsprüfer betonte, dass die MTA-Arbeiter während der Pandemie unermüdlich gearbeitet haben, um den öffentlichen Verkehr am Laufen zu halten, und dass sie das Recht haben, ihre vollen Gehälter zu erhalten. Die Klage soll sicherstellen, dass die Arbeitnehmer das Geld erhalten, das ihnen zusteht.

Die MTA hat die Anschuldigungen bisher nicht kommentiert. Die Klage wird vor einem Bundesgericht in New York verhandelt.

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