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The Rap Sheet
The following are some of the
contractors recently ‘rapped’ by the Massachusetts Attorney
General’s Office for violating the state’s wage and hour laws.
Scott Crafters, Inc. and its president, Jeffrey Ivey of
Dorchester, have been debarred from bidding on public
construction projects for a period of one year. The FFCM alerted
the AG’s office that the painting contractor was not paying the
prevailing wage, and had failed to submit certified payroll
records, as the law requires. The contractor received three
citations and the AG’s office moved to debar the contractor.
Brian Macera investigated the case for the AG.
AN Construction Services Inc. must pay $11,000 in wages
and fines after failing to pay two employees for work they did.
The AG found that owner, Jose Amaral, and president, Pedro Nedio,
failed to pay two employees $7,000 in wages for work on the
Center Elementary School project in Mattapoisett. AN
Construction Services also failed to pay the prevailing wage to
its workers and failed to submit accurate certified records for
work performed on the school. The FFCM and the Town worked
together in compiling the case. Inspector Mario Paiva
investigated the case for the AG.
Hayward, Boynton & Williams, Inc. and its owner, Brian
Murphy of Taunton, paid a total of $8,347.84 after failing to
pay 6 operating engineers the prevailing wage. One of the
workers, who was employed on a public works project at the
Taunton Municipal Airport, contacted FFCM which then transmitted
the case to the AG’s office. Inspector Brian Macera investigated
the case for the AG.
Capeway Roofing and its owner Jose Calheta of Westport,
CT must pay a total of $4,319 after failing to pay the
prevailing wage to 17 employees who worked on public school
projects in Chicopee. The FFCM noticed that the contractor was
not paying the legally required wage during a routine payroll
inspection. This case was transmitted to the AG’s Western MA
office where it was investigated by AG Inspector Joe Drzyzga.
Dex By Terra and its owner,
Daniel L. Terra of Hudson, must pay a total of $2,233.70 after
failing to pay prevailing wages to 12 laborers who worked on the
Westwood High School public works project in 2004. The FFCM
transmitted the case to the AG’s office where it was
investigated by Inspector Edward Horniak.
Souliere & Zepka Construction Inc. and its owner, Michael
Zepka, must pay $1000 after failing to submit certified payroll
records while employed on the North Adams library renovation
project. The FFCM transmitted the case to the AG’s office, where
Joe Drzyzga did the investigation.
U.E.L Contractors and its owner Pamela Dobeck has been
cited and fined $200 by the AG’s office for failing to submit
certified payroll records while employed on the Falmouth Waste
Water Treatment Facility. The FFCM transmitted the case to the
AG and Inspector Mario Paiva did the investigation.
Amex Inc. and its owner John
C. Flanagan, has received three citations totaling $2250 for
failure to submit payrolls at water tank projects in Ipswich and
Wayland, a case the FFCM transmitted. Supervising Inspector Greg
Reutlinger was responsible for the investigation.
The following cases involve
contractors who reached a settlement with the AG’s office but
were not issued formal citations:
Thompson Waterproofing has agreed to pay a total of
$15,974.75 in restitution and penalties after failing to pay the
prevailing wage to a laborer who worked on the Dracut-Englesby
School project. The worker contacted the FFCM after receiving a
mailing that informed him how much he was supposed to making on
the job.
P.A. Landers has agreed to pay a total of $2167.85 to 14
laborers who were employed on the Abington Route 18 project last
year. The FFCM became aware that the contractor had been paying
a lower rate than the law requires and transmitted the case to
the AG’s office. Bob LeMarre investigated the case for the AG.
Incor Group, Inc., in a
settlement with the AG, paid $1329.83 in back wages to its
workers on a City of Worcester project. AG Inspector Robert
Lemarre investigated.
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