American designer Alexander Wang has been accused of sweatshop practices and a $50M class lawsuit filed and dropped but will be refilled in federal court. The accusation was made by 30 of his employees, the workers claimed that the designer have violated several New York state labors and have forced them to work 16hours days in a tight room without getting overtime pay in a light-deprived 200-square-foot studio located at 386 Broadway. The accusations have been denied by Wang’s representatives stating “The company takes its obligations to comply with the law very seriously, including the relevant wage and hour regulations, the payment of overtime to eligible employees and having a safe working environment for all of our employees. We will vehemently defend any allegations to the contrary”. All though the lawsuit have been dropped it is just the beginning for designer Wang, a motion have been filed by plaintiff’s lawyer on Thursday to suspend the case, which will be hand over to another lawyer to be reopened, because of the on going beef between the two lawyers. Even though the case is on pause, the people have taken justice into their own hands and egged every window of one of Wang’s stores.
By: Loudjina Jean-Baptiste
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