A New York-based Massachusetts cleaning company and its owner have been issued $65,000 in citations for allegedly violating numerous state labor laws — specifically, in targeting Spanish-speaking women with language barriers that make it more difficult for employees to assert their rights — Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced on Monday.
MP Star Professionals better known as, “Cleaning Pros,” and its owner, Christian Perez, were issued citations for failure to pay wages, failure to furnish payroll records, failure to permit employees to earn and use sick time, failure to pay overtime, forcing workers to pay for their own supplies and for wrongly classifying employees as independent contractors.
“This company broke our state’s strong labor laws and targeted workers with language barriers in order to make a profit,” said AG Healey. “My office will continue to advocate for all workers across Massachusetts by seeking rightful compensation for the workers who have been impacted by this company’s unlawful actions.”
The AG’s Fair Labor Division began investigating MP Star after cleaning company employees filed complaints alleging non-payment of wages, overtime violations and worker misclassification, officials stated.
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