Scoop NYC is a high-end clothing retailer that operates 11 stores nationwide. Dubbing itself “The Ultimate Closet,” the store boasts that shoppers can find all they are looking for at Scoop. Scoop owns three stores in Manhattan, as well as one in New Jersey, one in Connecticut, and two in upstate New York. In addition to its East Coast locations, Scoop has stores in Las Vegas, Chicago, and Dallas.

Workers are suing the company for approximately $500,000 in unpaid overtime, and filed charges with the U.S. Department of Justice for unlawful firing, document abuse and citizenship status discrimination.

Stock and security workers regularly worked 50 to 60 hours a week but did not receive overtime pay. Some 15 workers were then fired when they complained about these violations.

In July 2009, RAP organized a large demonstration outside Scoop NYC’s SoHo location to announce their lawsuit against the trendy clothing retailer for labor violations, wage theft and discrimination over an eight year period, from 2000-2008. The former workers sued the company for over $300,000 in unpaid overtime wages and $200,000 in lost earnings since their terminations.

On February 3, 2010, Scoop NYC workers participated in the March of Hearts in which they marched on the SoHo store. Workers from Mystique and Shoe Mania also participated in the march.