In a high-stakes legal battle over unpaid wages, BDDW co-founder Jonathan Thorson alleges that the company's owners, Ted Tyler Hays and Jennifer Wink Hays, moved millions in assets and real estate to evade a $2.4 million court judgment.
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The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas, claims the couple transferred business operations, inventories, and even customer relationships into new companies registered under Wink's name, allegedly obstructing court-ordered collections.
Thorson and fellow co-founder Grace Song previously won a nonjury trial against BDDW in 2022, securing a $2.2 million verdict under Pennsylvania's Wage Payment and Collection Law, which grew to over $2.4 million with interest and attorney fees.
Court filings allege the defendants blocked access to their Philadelphia warehouse, ignored depositions, and failed to comply with discovery requests, resulting in multiple contempt findings. The case highlights a contentious dispute over corporate asset transfers and accountability in wage enforcement.
Source: www.usaherald.com
