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“In recent years, NJDOL has identified an alarming trend of unregistered contractors and worker exploitation at school construction projects,” said Joseph Petrecca, Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Wage and Hour and Contract Compliance. “We’re working closely with our partners in education at the state and local levels to ensure they are informed of their obligations under the law – not only to protect workers from being taken advantage of, but also to safeguard upstanding employers from being edged out by unfair competition at workers’ expense.”

In the past several months stop-work orders were issued to contractors on school projects …

TRENTON – A Camden County solar panel contractor was recently cited by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) for failure to pay prevailing wage on a public works project, among other violations.

A&I Electrical Construction, LLC was contracted by the Board of Public Utilities under the agency’s Solar Renewable Energy Credits financial assistance program to construct a solar field in Jackson Township. The project called for the construction of a solar field generating 1.6 megawatts of power, making it subject to state prevailing wage law. The company said it was unaware the state’s prevailing wage law …

TRENTON – A Camden County solar panel contractor was recently cited by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) for failure to pay prevailing wage on a public works project, among other violations.

A&I Electrical Construction, LLC was contracted by the Board of Public Utilities under the agency’s Solar Renewable Energy Credits financial assistance program to construct a solar field in Jackson Township. The project called for the construction of a solar field generating 1.6 megawatts of power, making it subject to state prevailing wage law. The company said it was unaware the state’s prevailing wage law …