These N.J. construction companies underpaid their carpenters, feds say

Multiple New Jersey based contractors have been ordered to settle with underpaid carpenters for nearly $430,000.

Above All Inc., Regiment Construction Corp. and Seawolf Construction Corp. will pay a combined $429,846 in back wages and fringe benefits to 12 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said in a statement on Monday.

An investigation found that the companies paid the workers an average of $32 an hour to work on federal construction projects, the Department of Labor said. The required pay for the projects ranged from $59.08 to $68.23 per hour, officials said.

“This decision and order should make clear that the U.S. Department of Labor will pursue all necessary legal actions to ensure that employers are held accountable when they violate federal prevailing wage laws,” said New York Regional Solicitor of Labor Jeffrey S. Rogoff.

Regiment Construction Corp. and Seawolf Construction Corp., both based in Elizabeth, had subcontracted Above All Inc. to perform carpentry work on three federal construction jobs.

The three companies have filed petitions for review of the decision with the department’s Administrative Review Board.

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