Larry Rulison, Times Union, Albany, N.Y.

Albany, N.Y. — Workers at Target’s warehouses in the towns of Wilton and Florida have such long walks from the entrance of the buildings to their work areas each day that they should be paid for the time, a new lawsuit argues.

The complaint, which alleges violations of New York labor laws, was filed Aug. 26 in U.S. District Court in Albany and seeks class action status.

Attorneys with the law firm of Katz Banks Kumin LLP estimate that thousands of workers could be due thousands of dollars in back pay for each year they were employed at the two warehouses dating back to 2019. The two sites employ a combined 2,000 people, the suit states.

“Hourly employees of the warehouses are required to walk long distances — up to approximately half a mile — to

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