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I began hating Alexander Wang after reading this:

On March 5, 2012 the New York Post reported a $50 million lawsuit against Alexander Wang for running a sweatshop in Chinatown, Manhattan. The article states that roughly 30 workers have complained about the labor conditions in which Wang forces them to work. According to some of Wang's employees, the clothing designer has violated a number of New York State Labor Laws.

One of the workers, Wenyu Lu claims that he was "hospitalized for several days after he passed out at his work station because he was forced to work 25 hours straight without a break." Lu claims that the 200 square foot office on Broadway is windowless and poorly ventilated and that workers have been forced to work 16 hours or more without overtime or breaks. The former worker's lawyer, Ming Hai, claims that Lu was eventually fired on February 16 due to complaints about working conditions and applying for workers' compensation.

According to Women's Wear Daily the plaintiffs involved in the suit are asking for $50 million per charge, adding up to $450 million for the 8 charges in total. Despite the recent charges, according to the New York Post Alexander Wang is planning to open as many as 15 stores due to the major success of his first shop on Grand Street in SoHo.

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