A New York City demolition company will have to pay hundreds of workers a combined $1.4 million under a restitution agreement with the New York attorney general’s office, after the company allegedly denied workers compensation on a regular basis for years.

Prosecutors said Alba Services agreed to pay the funds to 700 former and current employees. The AG’s office said investigators found the company had explicitly instructed many of the employees to not file claims with the Workers Compensation Board, and retaliated against those who tried to lodge the complaints.

Investigators found that between 2016 and 2024, Alba reported fewer than half of the injuries it was legally required to, artificially keeping claims low and reducing insurance costs, according to the AG’s office.

“For nearly

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