Prevailing Wage Enforcement Fair Labor Division Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley Jocelyn B. Jones, Deputy Chief & Assistant Attorney General Prevailing Wage Enforcement Fair Labor Division Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley Jocelyn B. Jones, Deputy Chief & Assistant Attorney General
2 prong approach to seeking compliance with the Prevailing Wage ∙Outreach & education ∙Investigation & enforcement of violation
What types of Prevailing Wage violations exist?
Violations of the Prevailing Wage ∙Wage Violations ∙ Record Keeping Violations
∙Specific examples of wage related violations ∙ Specific examples of record keeping violations
Investigations
∙Civil citation ∙Settlements ∙ Criminal prosecution ∙ Debarment Enforcement Options
Considerations Knowledge of violation? Deception or fraud? Previous violations or convictions? Violation of other laws?
Civil Citations Restitution Penalties Right to Appeal Failure to Pay Citation or Appeal
Criminal Prosecutions Investigation Show-cause hearing or Grand jury Trial
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