NY ALBA SETTLEMENT
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
LABOR BUREAU
AOD No. #25-058
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CLAIMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JULY 31, 2026.
The Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) has secured a settlement for $1.5 million with Andrew Horan, Alba Services, Inc., and related New York City construction and demolition companies (“Alba”). Over $1.4 million will go to a fund to compensate certain workers whose workers’ compensation rights were violated between 2016 and 2024 or who were sexually harassed between 2016 and 2025.
OVERVIEW OF THE ALBA SETTLEMENT
The OAG’s investigation found that Alba violated New York workers’ compensation laws, punished injured workers for filing claims, and allowed sexual harassment in the workplace. As a result of the investigation, Alba has agreed to pay $1.4 million into a restitution fund. Alba has also agreed to follow the workers’ compensation and human rights laws and to provide protections for current employees.
Settlement fund of $1.4 million to repay eligible employees
You may be eligible for payments if either of the following applies to you:
•You were injured on the job during the period 2016-2024 and reported your injury to Alba.
•You were sexually harassed on the job during the period 2016-2025.
Atticus Administration, is managing the payments from the settlement fund. Atticus will:
•Send notices to employees who are eligible for payment from the settlement fund.
•Process payments to employees.
•Answer questions about payments from the settlement fund.
CONTACT ATTICUS:
•call toll free: 1-800-972-0275
•email: [email protected]
•The deadline to file a claim is July 31, 2026. You must complete and submit the claim form (by mail or online) by this date. In this form you will select how you would like to receive your payment.
•Once you receive your notice, you can visit our Claim Form Login page to file a claim.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT
•For more details, see the settlement Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD).
PROTECTIONS FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES:
The settlement requires Alba to do all of the following:
•Accurately report all workplace injuries.
•Stop punishing injured workers who file claims.
•Stop interfering with medical treatment or workers’ compensation claims.
•Establish and enforce strong policies to prevent sexual harassment.
•Conduct mandatory trainings for management and employees twice per year about workers’ compensation benefits and requirements and sexual harassment in English, Spanish, and Russian.
•Be monitored by OAG for three years; OAG may extend monitoring to six years if Alba continues to violate workers’ rights.
•File reports to OAG twice per year documenting compliance with workers’ compensation and human rights laws.
To report a violation of the settlement ─ for example, being told not to file a claim for workers compensation or being punished for filing a claim, contact OAG:
•Call 212-416-8700 (press #9 to leave a message).
•Email [email protected].
In accordance with the New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law, any personal information that you may provide, such as your name, address, and/or banking information, will only be used only to process your payment. Atticus will retain your information in a secure database only long enough to process your payment and report that payment to OAG. If you have concerns about data safety, privacy, or submitting your personal information, please contact [email protected] for further information.
You are responsible for keeping your address updated with Atticus to receive payments or tax forms related to this payment. To update your mailing address, contact Atticus at 1-800-972-0275 or by email at [email protected].
To learn more about this settlement and OAG’s investigation, visit OAG’s website at https://ag.ny.gov/alba-settlement.
The OAG has sole discretion on the amount of all settlement payments, based on the information provided by Alba. This means that OAG makes the final decision on what these payment amounts are.
However, if you owe money for New York child support or other judgments, these amounts may be subtracted from your award amount. If this is the case, you will receive a notice from the appropriate New York agency. You will have 14 days to respond to that notice.