Workers at Alba Services and its related New York City construction and demolition companies who were injured on the job and reported it between 2016 and 2024, or who were sexually harassed at work between 2016 and 2025, may qualify for a restitution payment from a $1.4 million fund created by the New York Attorney General’s Alba settlement. Claims are due October 31, 2026, and require the claim ID from the worker’s notice.
Current Status
Claims are open, and the deadline has been extended to October 31, 2026, according to the New York Attorney General’s Alba information sheet, most recently revised on October 1, 2026. No time of day is stated. This is a government restitution program, not a class action: it comes from an Assurance of Discontinuance between Alba and the Attorney General, so there is no court approval stage. The Attorney General says payments are made on a rolling basis; no fixed payment date has been announced.Free settlement alerts
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What Changed Recently?
The claim deadline has been extended to October 31, 2026. The settlement itself was announced by Attorney General Letitia James on October 21, 2025, after an investigation that began in 2022 on a referral from Construction & General Building Laborers’ Local 79.According to the Attorney General’s office, its investigation found that between 2016 and 2024 Alba failed to report hundreds of workplace injuries to the Workers’ Compensation Board, discouraged injured employees from filing claims, retaliated against workers who did file, and did not adequately address sexual harassment reported by employees. In the signed agreement, Alba neither admits nor denies those findings. Alba agreed to pay $1.5 million and to change its workplace practices under the Attorney General’s monitoring.
Who Qualifies?
Current and former workers of Alba Services Inc. or its related companies may be eligible if either of the following applies:- They were injured on the job between 2016 and 2024 and reported the injury to Alba.
- They were sexually harassed on the job between 2016 and 2025.
The covered employers are Alba Services Inc., Alba Carting & Demolition, Alba Environmental, Alba Core & Shell, Alba Electric Corp., Arc Contracting Inc., Caledonia Carting Services, CSC Services Corp., Gurteen Business Solutions, Volk Industrial Services Corp. and Alba Management Inc., along with owner Andrew Horan. The Attorney General has compiled a list of current and former employees who qualify and shared it with the settlement administrator.
How Much Can You Get?
No per-worker amount has been published. Under the agreement, the Attorney General has sole discretion to decide which employees are eligible and how much each receives, and none of the money returns to Alba. Of the $1.5 million total, up to $100,000 covers administration and the cost of locating eligible workers; anything not spent on those costs is added to the workers’ fund, so at least $1.4 million goes to workers.The Attorney General described the fund as compensation for workers who may have lost wages, faced medical expenses, had medical treatment delayed, were deterred from filing a workers’ compensation claim, or faced retaliation after a workplace injury. The office estimated that more than 700 workers were affected. Payments are issued by check, Venmo, Zelle, eMastercard or ACH transfer.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
Eligible workers receive a notice by mail, email or text message that includes a unique claim ID number. To file online, the worker enters that claim ID and their last name on the settlement website’s claim form. The paper claim form can instead be mailed or emailed to the administrator, but the claim is still tied to the worker’s notice. Because the claim depends on an administrator-issued ID, OpenClassActions.com treats this program as Proof Required.A worker who believes they qualify but did not receive a notice or claim ID is directed by the Attorney General to contact Atticus Administration through the official settlement website.
What Is the Deadline?
Claims must be submitted by October 31, 2026. The Attorney General’s information sheet gives the date only; it does not state a time of day or time zone, or whether a mailed form must be postmarked or received by that date.How Do You Take Action?
Claims are filed through the official NY Alba Settlement website run by Atticus Administration LLC, where the claim form link asks for the claim ID and last name shown on the notice. The Attorney General’s Alba settlement page explains the program in English and links to notices in English and Spanish.The Attorney General warns that scammers may pose as helpers for this settlement. Atticus is the only official administrator, and filing a claim does not require paying anyone.
What Happens Next?
Atticus continues to accept claims through October 31, 2026, and the Attorney General says payments are made on a rolling basis. Under the agreement, Alba remains subject to three years of Attorney General monitoring from the agreement’s effective date, which the office can extend to six years if violations continue, and must file compliance reports twice a year.Sources and Verification
- NY Alba Settlement — official administrator website (Atticus Administration)
- New York Attorney General — Alba settlement page and FAQ
- New York Attorney General — Alba settlement information sheet (October 31, 2026 deadline)
- Attorney General press release, October 21, 2025
- Signed Assurance of Discontinuance — AOD No. 25-058
Questions
Is the Alba settlement a class action?
It is not. The Alba settlement is an Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD No. 25-058) between Alba and the New York Attorney General, resolving the Attorney General’s investigation without a lawsuit. There is no court approval hearing, opt-out or objection process. The Attorney General decides who is eligible and how much each worker receives, and Atticus Administration distributes the money.
Which companies are covered by the Alba settlement?
The settlement covers Andrew Horan and these companies: Alba Services Inc., Alba Carting & Demolition, Alba Environmental, Alba Core & Shell, Alba Electric Corp., Arc Contracting Inc., Caledonia Carting Services, CSC Services Corp., Gurteen Business Solutions, Volk Industrial Services Corp. and Alba Management Inc. Workers of any of them can be eligible.
What if an Alba worker never received a notice or claim ID?
The Attorney General shared a list of qualifying current and former employees with Atticus, and notices with claim IDs go to the people on that list. A worker who believes they qualify but did not receive a notice is directed to contact Atticus Administration through the official NY Alba Settlement website.
Does the settlement change how Alba treats current workers?
Alba agreed to report all workplace injuries accurately, stop retaliating against workers who file workers’ compensation claims, stop interfering with medical treatment or claims, adopt and enforce sexual harassment prevention policies, hold twice-yearly trainings in English, Spanish and Russian, and file compliance reports. The Attorney General’s office will monitor Alba for three years and can extend monitoring to six.
