Owners of 32 Westchester businesses have been accused of lying about their employees to avoid paying into the workers' compensation fund. Mostly delis and small restaurants claimed to have no employees but actually had at least 84. Businesses with employees are required to secure insurance to cover workers injured on the job.When an employer refuses to protect its injured employees by securing workers' compensation insurance, the state's honest employers must pick up the tab. Each business owner was charged with fraud, offering a false instrument and failing to secure workers' benefits. The combined businesses were fined $550,000.
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