NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to prevent two Astoria, New York, discount stores and their owners and manager from threatening workers and obstructing an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division.
The action follows an investigation of ABC 31st Street Inc. and Astoria 99C Inc., owners Ahmad Perwaiz and Hassan Perwaiz, and manager Mohammed Perwaiz that addressed possible violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators found credible evidence that the employers threatened employees to discourage cooperation with the investigation, instructed them to lie to investigators and to report back anything they learned from investigators. The employers also fabricated time records and required workers to sign false statements.
On July 6, 2022, the department filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and on July 7, the court granted a temporary restraining order that enjoins ABC 31st Street Inc., Astoria 99C Inc., and Ahmad, Hassan, and Mohammed Perwaiz from:
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