A recent case filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Lipinski and Taboola v. North-East Deck & Steel Supply, Civ Action No. 5:25-cv-1467...
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A recent case filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Lipinski and Taboola v. North-East Deck & Steel Supply, Civ Action No. 5:25-cv-1467, should remind all contractors and sub-contractors working on public works projects funded by federal or state funds of the potential for significant liability for failing to pay required prevailing wages and improperly handling wage and hour issues. The plaintiffs, two crane operators, filed suit on behalf of themselves and a class of employees against their employer, claiming that the employer misclassified workers to avoid paying premium wage rates. They also claimed that their employer paid the fringe benefit portion of their wages as though they were independent contractors, thereby avoiding paying the employer's portion of payroll taxes. The complaint alleges as well that employees were not compensated for time spent performing pre-shift safety inspections in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC §201 et seq.
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