WPRO News and the Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training has settled with a construction company that will pay more than $730,000 in back wages, interest and penalties for mischaracterizing workers during a drywall job.
The Providence Journal reports Gov. Gina Raimondo’s office announced Tuesday that Cardoso Construction LLC will pay about $352,000 in back wages to the workers and will pay the department the same amount as a penalty.
Officials say the company will also pay a $27,000 fine that works out to about $1,000 per worker.
Officials say the company acknowledged violating state worker protection laws. It mischaracterized workers during a job at the University of Rhode Island.
The governor’s office says it’s increasing efforts to enforce state labor laws.
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