New York State formally began the process Dec. 16 of selecting an independent monitor to regularly check on Thoroughbred trainer Steve Asmussen’s compliance with labor laws as part of a recent deal that halted the state Gaming Commission’s hearing process that could have resulted in his license revocation.
The monitor is set to be in place starting Jan. 1 to ensure the trainer, who has faced past actions against him in New York and Kentucky over wage issues involving his employees, complies with all state and federal labor laws.
Brian O’Dwyer, the chairman of the New York State Gaming Commission, noted Monday to his fellow board members that he has questioned whether Asmussen “should continue to participate in New York racing.”
The new system being put in place to monitor Asmussen, O’Dwyer said, is being done to “ensure his stable abides by all labor laws.”
O’Dwyer, the state’s top regulator of the horse racing industry…
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