Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal

Reporting cited here

1. alleged

   The workers and union benefit funds alleged unpaid wages, unsafe conditions, and missing benefit contributions.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Polish demolition labor at Trump Tower: Affected group · Affected group

2. documented

   The labor arrangement is documented. Trump's knowledge and personal responsibility were disputed, and the case ended in settlement rather than a merits judgment.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Polish demolition labor at Trump Tower: Audit finding · Cited analysis

3. reported

   Undocumented Polish workers performed demolition work on the Trump Tower site through a contractor.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Polish demolition labor at Trump Tower: The record · The record

4. documented

   The work occurred on Trump's development, and Trump was a defendant in the resulting litigation.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Polish demolition labor at Trump Tower: The record · The record

5. alleged

   Trump denied knowing the workers were undocumented, and the prolonged case ended in a settlement without a final merits judgment on every allegation.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Polish demolition labor at Trump Tower: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit

6. reported

   Workers and union funds received a negotiated resolution after prolonged litigation.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Trump Tower Polish workers settlement: Affected group · Affected group

7. documented

   The settlement ended the labor claims without a final merits judgment on every allegation or an admission resolving Trump's disputed knowledge.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Trump Tower Polish workers settlement: Audit finding · Cited analysis

8. reported

   Trump denied knowing the workers were undocumented, and the settlement did not adjudicate every disputed fact.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Trump Tower Polish workers settlement: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit

9. reported

   Trump and other defendants signed a settlement ending the Polish workers litigation.

   Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

   Trump Tower Polish workers settlement: The record · The record

10. documented

    Trump was a developer defendant and signatory to the settlement.

    Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology

    Trump Tower Polish workers settlement: The record · The record

11. settled

    Donald Trump settled the Trump Tower Polish workers litigation in 1998 for $1.375 million after fifteen years of litigation; he had denied knowing that the workers were undocumented.

    Unsealed 1998 settlement agreement and Trump response

    Trump settled the undocumented Polish workers case for $1.375 million · Settled; agreement later unsealed