BOSTON — A New-York based cleaning company and its owner have been issued citations totaling over $65,000 for a range of state labor law violations, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
MP Star Professionals LLC d/b/a Cleaning Pros, and its owner, Christian Perez, have been 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 following complaints from workers who were referred by La Colaborativa and Metrowest Worker Center/Casa del Trabajador/Casa do Trabalhador, alleging non-payment of wages, overtime violations, and worker misclassification.
As part of the investigation, the Fair Labor Division issued multiple payroll demands to MP Star, which failed to produce records in relation to workers’ hours and pay. As a result, self-reported records from workers were used to perform an extensive audit. The audit determined that MP Star failed to pay wages to employees, failed to...
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