Sunday, December 9, 2012

State AG cracks down on painting industry - Boston Business Journal:

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In total, the AG’s office has resolved 27 cases and has recoverednearlg $560,000 in restitution for over 250 employeexs of various employers and fined painting companiez nearly $195,000 since the spring of 2008, the officew said. The office has also takejn criminal enforcement action against several painting companies and ownerx and has debarred companiee that have violatedthe state’s prevailing wage laws.
“Our officer is working diligently to level the playinfg field in the painting industry so that paintinf contractors that follow the rules are not at acompetitivr disadvantage,” Attorney General Martha Coakley said in a “We are committed to enforcing the law so that feweer workers are exploited and so that the Commonwealthg no longer loses revenue because of employee misclassification.

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