NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Recovers Back Wages for 300 Underpaid Workers
TRENTON – Two recent investigations by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) yielded $162,000 in unpaid wages due to nearly 300 workers.
The separate investigations were undertaken by NJDOL’s Wage & Hour Compliance Division.
The first found that Site Enterprises Inc. of Pleasantville owed $112,290 to 23 laborers for violations on three public works projects: asbestos abatement at Kean University in Union; an emergency housing demolition in Camden; and asbestos abatement and demolition of a New Jersey Schools Development project in East Orange.
The violations were failure to pay prevailing wage; keeping inaccurate certified payrolls; and misclassification of employees as independent contractors, which deprives them of the benefits of employment, such as medical benefits, earned sick leave and more. The violations were discovered through employee complaints and a routine inspection.
The second investigation found that On Target Staffing of North Brunswick and client company Diamond Chemical Inc. of East Rutherford improperly deducted transportation costs and breaks of less than 20 minutes from employees’ pay. The companies jointly agreed to pay $50,000 to 271 workers to settle the violations of improperly paid wages. The violations were discovered through an employee complaint.
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