Post by 1hooper on Jun 13, 2024 20:11:04 GMT -5
The New York Gaming Commission will hold a hearing Sept. 18 to look into whether or not Steve Asmussen's owner-trainer license should be revoked, the board said via a press release on Thursday.
Asmussen has been accused on a number of occasions of violating federal labor laws by failing to pay his workforce overtime. Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a court order requiring Asmussen to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages (for a total of $486,520) after its investigation found that his allegedly illegal pay practices denied 163 grooms and hotwalkers at Churchill Downs and Keeneland of overtime wages.
While Asmussen has had persistent problems with the Department of Labor, this is first time that any gaming or racing commission has looked into the matter and threatened revocation of Asmussen's license.
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/new-york-gaming-commission-to-hold-hearing-over-asmussens-payroll-practices-threatens-to-revoke-his-license/
Asmussen has been accused on a number of occasions of violating federal labor laws by failing to pay his workforce overtime. Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a court order requiring Asmussen to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages (for a total of $486,520) after its investigation found that his allegedly illegal pay practices denied 163 grooms and hotwalkers at Churchill Downs and Keeneland of overtime wages.
While Asmussen has had persistent problems with the Department of Labor, this is first time that any gaming or racing commission has looked into the matter and threatened revocation of Asmussen's license.
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/new-york-gaming-commission-to-hold-hearing-over-asmussens-payroll-practices-threatens-to-revoke-his-license/