Politics & Government
Labor Department Investigating Danbury Glass Company
Worker complaints of bad payroll checks lead to state investigation into Fairfield County Glass Co., on Danbury's North Street.
Workers who tried to cash payroll checks from Fairfield County Glass Co. on North Street couldn't get their money, and the state is investigating.
Nancy Steffens, spokesperson with the state Department of Labor, said the department received complaints from five or six employees about checks that couldn't be cashed.
"We are investigating," Steffens said.
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This news comes on the heels of the company's owner being charged on August 1 in Hamden with passing a $33,853 bad check, according to Hamden Police. Police said Robert Reiling of Brookfield, the owner of Fairfield Glass Co., which is in the same building as Danbury Glass, was charged with paying Yankee Aluminum with a $33,853 check that didn't clear the bank.
The state Labor Department investigates all claims when workers say they are not paid. The claim is considered just that, a claim, until it is proven or disproven.
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The Fairfield Glass Co. doors are locked and a sign on the door says "Coming Soon Under New Ownership."
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