The following contractors have been cited, debarred or required to pay settlements by the Attorney General's office for breaking the state's wage and hour laws. The FFCM was involved in each case, helping public construction workers file claims and get back the money they were owed.

ARC Environmental Specialist Inc. and its president Rith Chhim of Peabody, MA have agreed to pay $75,000 in restitution and fines to resolve prevailing wage and record keeping violations on 15 different public works projects. As a result of AG’s investigation, the contractor has agreed to pay restitution of $55,000 to 53 employees who worked on some of the projects, which include the Holten-Richmond School in Danvers, the Veterans Memorial High School in Peabody, the Memorial Elementary School in Upton and the Watertown High School in Watertown.

Barr Inc. and its treasurer John M. McGeowan of Putnam, CT must pay a total of $4,671.40 in back wages and penalties after failing to pay prevailing wages to two employees for work performed from 5/9/03 to 5/6/06 on several Massachusetts public works projects.

Brighton Construction Inc. and Peter Macone of Newton, MA must pay $29,599 in restitution and $5,000 in civil penalty for intentional failure to pay prevailing wages and failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records for work performed on the Arlington/Maynard/Ft. Devens Sidewalk Construction public works project.

Cardan Construction, Inc. of Pittsfield, MA must pay $23,812 in restitution and $3,650 in civil penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages for work performed on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art – R & D Building public works project.

J.E. Murray, Inc. and its owners, Robert E. Murray and Jeffrey P. Murray, of Auburn, MA have been ordered to pay 15 operating engineers $9,118 after violating the state’s prevailing wage law and a $500 civil penalty for failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records. They were charged with failing to pay the workers the prevailing wage on three different public works projects: the Wrentham Crocker Pond, Dartmouth and Wrentham Lake Pearl projects.

Kenneth Nelson and his company, K. Nelson & Son Masonry, have been ordered to pay $3,198 to six employees who were underpaid while working on the Swampscott High School public works project last summer. In addition to paying restitution, the company was also assessed a civil penalty of $510.

Krisha Construction of Rolling Meadows, IL and its president Fenil P. Kusumgar of Quincy, MA have been ordered to pay $33,697.85 in back wages and $6,790 in civil penalties (total $40,487.85) after failing to pay prevailing wages for work performed on the City of Pittsfield’s McKay St. and Columbus Ave. Parking Garage and City of Worchester’s Federal Plaza Parking Garage public works projects. The AG reports this contractor and its president have been debarred for a period of 1 year beginning April 24, 2006 through April 23, 2007.

Matrix Drywall Construction, Inc. and Joshua Moore of Tyngsboro, MA were found to have misclassified the employees in August of 2005. This drywall contractor who claimed that his employees were independent contractors has been ordered to pay a penalty of $4,500.

New England Infrastructure and Todd Pietrasiak and Hugh Joseph Deery of Southborough, MA have been ordered to pay total of $7,470.43 in back wages and civil penalties after failing to pay prevailing wages to nine employees for work performed on the New Belmont Fire Station public works project.

Saia Electric Company and Matthew F. Saia of Holyoke, MA have been ordered to pay total of $3,380.41.00 in back wages and civil penalties after failing to pay prevailing wages to two employees for work performed on the City of Holyoke’s Electrical Repair Works project.

The following contractors were cited or debarred by the AG’s office for various payroll records violations while employed on public works projects:

Abenaki Corporation and Susan C. Jordon & Ryan M. Jordon have been ordered to pay a civil citation in the amount of $400 for failure to submit certified payroll records to the awarding authority for work performed on numerous Mass Highway Department public works project, and for failure to furnish certified payroll records for inspection to a representative of the AG’s office.

All State Boiler & Construction Inc. and Richard Pare of Farmington, CT must pay a civil citation in the amount of $200 for failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records for work performed on the UMASS Utility Corridor (Phase 2) public works project.

Blue Diamond Equipment and Frank Mahoney of Walpole, MA have been ordered to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records for work performed on the Leominster Sewer/Drainage public works project.

B. L. Johnson Construction and Bruce L. Johnson have been ordered to pay a civil citation in the amount of $200 for failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records on the Northern Essex Community College Project in Haverhill, MA.

Elephant Construction Company and Im Khom of Lowell, MA have been ordered to pay a fine totaling $3,500 for intentional failure to submit true and accurate payroll records for work performed on the Lawrence School project in Brookline, MA. The AG reports this contractor and its owner have been debarred for a period of 1 year beginning October 16, 2006 through October 15, 2007

Outer Cape Finishers, Inc. and Normand F. Plante of Eastham, MA have been ordered to pay a civil citation in the amount of $200 for failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records for work performed on the Dennis Library Building.