NJ Labor Department Issues Stop-Work Orders to Two Contractors for Violations at Dunellen School Job Site
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued stop-work orders to general contractor Bismark Construction Corp. of Newark and subcontractor Concrete Solutions N.J. L.L.C. of West Caldwell, who were working on a construction job at John Faber School in Dunellen.
Investigators from NJDOL’s Division of Wage and Hour and Contract Compliance conducted a site inspection on September 28, and delivered the stop-work notices on September 29 to the two contractors working at 400 High Street. Bismark Construction Corp. was cited for hiring an unregistered subcontractor, while Concrete Solutions N.J. L.L.C. was cited for failure to register. Subpoenas have been issued to both companies to produce time and payroll records.
“In recent years, NJDOL has identified an alarming trend of unregistered contractors and worker exploitation at school construction projects,” said Joseph Petrecca, Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Wage and Hour and Contract Compliance. “We’re working closely with our partners in education at the state and local levels to ensure they are informed of their obligations under the law – not only to protect workers from being taken advantage of, but also to safeguard upstanding employers from being edged out by unfair competition at workers’ expense.”
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