Monday, September 11, 2017 - 1:02pm
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 10:26am
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A contractor working on the University of Tennessee’s Strong Hall construction project will pay more than $300,000 in fines for labor violations.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 9:08pm
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Heading into the new year, the federal government is ramping up efforts to educate employees and employers about the harms caused by worker misclassification. It’s a problem we’ve documented extensively over the years on Construction Citizen.
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Friday, September 9, 2016 - 3:33pm
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Yesterday the Indiana Interim Study Committee on Employment and Labor heard testimony from construction contractors on the issue of
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Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 3:39pm
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ALBANY — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office recovered nearly $5.7 million in owed pay and damages for more than 3,300 low-wage workers since last Labor Day, the Daily News has learned.
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 7:20pm
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Ashland subcontractor On-Time Construction Services, Inc. and its owner Jonatas Vicente De Brito Barcelos have been cited $117,082 in restitution and penalties for intentionally violating the Massachusetts prevailing wage law and failing to submit true and accurate payroll records, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday.
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 8:58pm
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New Law Will Strengthen Wage Law Compliance on Large Construction Projects
BERKELEY, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Last night, the City of Berkeley approved a first-of-its-kind local ordinance aimed at preventing wage theft on local construction projects, Smart Cities Prevail announced today.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 2:41pm
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5/20/2016
Naples, Fla. – Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the recent arrest of Raimundo Hernandez-Argueta, owner of Naples construction company Complete Framing Professionals (CFP).
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Friday, May 6, 2016 - 10:17am
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The division and bureau signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding intended to protect employees’ rights by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other non-employee statuses. The two agencies will provide clear, accurate and easy-to-access outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders; share resources and enhance enforcement by conducting coordinated investigations and sharing information consistent with applicable law.
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Monday, May 2, 2016 - 11:56am
Written by group7even
In an effort to bring public attention to the issue, the unions are distributing fliers around job sites, identifying subcontractors and labor brokers at the sites whom they believe are engaging in wage fraud, based on affidavits from workers and photos of cash payrolls.
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