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BAPS Temple Workers’ Wage and Labor Conditions Class Action
BAPS · Temple construction labor · Ongoing Litigation
About this case
Indian stone workers allege that BAPS recruited them from marginalized communities, confined them at temple construction sites in the United States, misrepresented their work as religious volunteering, and paid substantially below applicable wage rates. The civil wage-related class action was amended to add plaintiffs and additional temple sites and is described as ongoing; a separate DOJ criminal investigation was closed without charges in 2025.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- BAPS
- Product or service
- Temple construction labor
- Court case number
- 3:21-cv-11048-AET-TJB
- Case status
- Ongoing Litigation
- Lawsuit type
- Employment
- Reported harm
- Wage Hour
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