A NY electrical subcontractor owes $900K in back wages and penalties for public works violations on multiple New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) projects. They were found to have underpaid prevailing wages to over 200 employees over the course of three years. In...
Staying compliant with prevailing wage laws can be a time-consuming nightmare, but there are bigger problems to be had for non-compliance. A paving company in Massachusetts found this out after an investigation by the state left them owing over $1.2 million in...
Certified payroll is tricky, so it is easy to see how Davis-Bacon violations can occur. There are so many factors involved, each of which has to be correct in order for a contractor to stay compliant. Adding to the complication is the fact that an investigation into a...
A New Jersey government contractor working on a public works project was recently found to be in violation of state prevailing wage law. During the investigation, additional violations were found, leading to not only a find, but additional investigations into the...
On April 8, Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro announced the results of the largest prevailing wage criminal case in US history to date. The recording breaking case involved a large contractor that has received around $1.7 billion in project funding as of...
The Minnesota Department of Labor ruled against two construction companies for prevailing wage violations on a project at Camp Ripley. The ruling includes $54K in back wages along with fines for various labor regulation violations. Here’s what happened This case...
