An Ocean County drywall company must pay $167,000 in back wages, damages, penalties, and fees after the state Department of Labor and Workforce found a subcontractor had committed numerous wage and hour, earned sick leave, and employee misclassification violations on a Harrison project, officials said.
The state DOL said the compliance agreement with Donald Drywall of Lakewood includes a three-year debarment from working on public construction contracts, the submission of payroll records for all its employees, and the implementation of compliance measures, including ensuring all its workers are correctly classified as employees, are paid on the books, and reported to state employment benefits and tax agencies.
Additionally, the company will list each employee’s earned sick leave hours on their paystub so the employees are informed of their right to paid sick time and know how much sick time they have accrued and used.
“The first round of investigations revealed that misclassification of drywall workers is rampant,” said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo of the DOL’s strategic enforcement initiative. “Our investigators are dedicated to rooting out worker exploitation; I’m proud of their collaboration with employers and employee advocates to effect lasting change in industries with high rates of non-compliance such as drywall installation.”
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