The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Local 336 has accused Lawrence-based demolitions contractor AM Enterprises Corp. of wage theft, insurance fraud, and tax fraud based on cash payments made to workers for their labor on the renovation of the Framingham Housing Authority’s Carlson Crossing West, a matter being reviewed by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
The company is paying workers in cash at a rate significantly less than the prevailing wage, said Frank Gomez and Rick Anketell, organizers with the carpenters union.
Four workers came forward with the issue in March and were fired, leading to allegations of wrongful termination, said Gomez and Anketell.
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General is aware of the matter and of AM Enterprises, according to an email from Attorney General’s Office Deputy Press Secretary Roxana Martinez-Gracias.
AM Enterprises Corp. is a demolition subcontractor working for the project’s general contractor TRAC Builders, Inc. of Providence. When asked for comment, AM Enterprises referred WBJ to TRAC Builders.
Sakib Khan, founder of Needham law firm Khan Law PLLC, who is representing TRAC Builders, provided WBJ with the following statement:
“Like all general contractors, TRAC has subcontracted the work of certain trades and specialties to qualified trade subcontractors. TRAC’s subcontracts require each subcontractor to comply with all applicable laws and substantially all of the terms and conditions for...
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