First lawsuit by a union under New Jersey's "up-the-chain" wage theft law aims to hold contractors and developers accountable for unpaid construction workers The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) today announced the filing of a landmark lawsuit seeking more than $2 million in unpaid wages and liquidated damages on behalf of construction workers who helped build two major Jersey City developments but were never paid for weeks of their work. “Developers like Namdar and Kushner Companies are not just exploiting workers here in Jersey City, their contractors are stealing workers' wages.