Ocasio-Cortez slammed for 'hypocrisy' after her campaign fined for not providing worker's compensation coverage

Continue Reading Below The campaign of rookie U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been fined by the state for not providing workers’ compensation coverage for a month last year. The failure to provide the coverage to campaign staff is particularly awkward for Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic socialist who rose to stardom after unseating top Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley with a campaign theme of improving conditions for the working class. OCASIO-CORTEZ STILL MUM ON TAKING PAYCHECK DESPITE 13 IN CONGRESS REFUSING DURING SHUTDOWN: REPORT “The employer did not have the required workers’ compensation coverage from March 31, 2018, to April 30, 2018, and was i ... | Read more at Fox News