Medical Lab and Testing
Lab Worq LLCAbout
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- Government Actions:Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:NY AG Secures $55,000 from Lab Worq for Delivering Delayed COVID Test Results
The following describes a government action that has been resolved by either a settlement or a decision by a court or administrative agency. If the matter is being appealed, it will be noted below.
On March 20, 2025, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her office had secured $55,000 in penalties from Lab Worq, LLC (Lab Worq) after the company misled New Yorkers seeking rapid COVID-19 tests in late 2021 and early 2022. Lab Worq falsely advertised 24-hour test results, despite widespread delays in delivering patients’ results. For example, in the two weeks leading up to Christmas in 2021, Lab Worq’s wait time for test results was more than three days, impacting over 90,000 patients who were counting on receiving their results quickly for holiday travel. Some consumers complained of waiting a week or more for results, and others reported never receiving results at all. While Lab Worq is not currently operational, the company and its owner have agreed to provide accurate information concerning test result timelines if Lab Worq offers tests in the future, in addition to paying $55,000 in penalties. Attorney General James has now secured over $580,000 to date from companies that failed to deliver COVID-19 test results as promised.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) first launched its investigation into COVID-19 testing sites in December 2021, following numerous complaints from New Yorkers who were not receiving rapid COVID-19 test results as promised. For some patients, these delayed test results jeopardized their ability to work, as they needed negative test results to return to their jobs. For others, the delayed test results disrupted holiday plans. The OAG issued a warning letter in December 2021 to Lab Worq, along with several other COVID-19 testing companies, cautioning them not to misrepresent testing turnaround times during the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which corresponded with the busy holiday season.
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB Serving Metropolitan New York
- BBB File Opened:
- 12/17/2021
- Business Started:
- 8/18/2021
- Business Incorporated:
- 8/18/2021
- Type of Entity:
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Alternate Names:
- LabWorq
- Business Management:
- Mr. Pavel P. Zaichenko, Owner
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- Mr. Pavel P. Zaichenko, Owner
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