Company owned by Jersey City construction official to pay $101K for workers’ rights violations

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Euro Concrete is considered jointly and severally liable for Yolo Construction’s workers on the 2958 Kennedy Boulevard site and agreed to pay lost wages, penalties and fees.

A Jersey City construction company co-owned by the chairman of the city’s Construction Board of Appeals has agreed to pay more than $101,000 to settle workers’ rights violations after the state

The DOL found numerous violations by Yolo and another subcontractor, MJSS Construction LLC of Newark, at Euro Concrete project sites in Jersey City and North Bergen. As the hiring contractor, Euro Concrete is considered jointly and severally liable for Yolo Construction’s workers on the 2958 Kennedy Boulevard site and agreed to pay $44,080 in wages to the affected workers, a misclassification penalty of $25,536 that will be paid to misclassified workers, and $31,961 in administrative penalties and fees.

“These egregious practices not only undermine the law, but also create a damaging environment of unfair competition by undercutting those businesses who do adhere to our state’s high labor standards,” said Assistant Commissioner Joseph Petrecca of the NJDOL’s Division of Wage and Hour Compliance. “The department remains committed to ensuring fairness for both workers and employers who follow the law.

 

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