US construction giant agrees to a $35 million settlement for workers building the Milan consulate
Alabama-based construction firm Caddell has agreed to a $35 million settlement regarding allegations that foreign workers building the new U.S. consulate in Milan were paid less than $2 an hour.
MILAN (AP) — 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. The settlement was signed by the Milan prosecutors, Alabama-based multinational Caddell...
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