FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2024
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) in August added the names of 19 businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (The WALL), bringing to 197 the number of employers that have failed to address their outstanding liabilities for violations of wage, benefit or tax laws.
The 19 businesses owe a total of $1,391,785.80, including unpaid contributions, penalties, and interest to the Unemployment Compensation Fund and State Disability Benefits Fund. The 197 businesses posted to The WALL collectively owe $19.5 million – either directly to their workers or to the state for unpaid taxes or contributions.
No businesses were removed from The WALL in July. To date, NJDOL has recovered more than $480,000 in outstanding liabilities from businesses posted to The WALL or warned their business would be added to The WALL if they did not resolve their outstanding liabilities.
The WALL is a powerful enforcement tool that enables the department to publicly name companies that shortchange their workers and skip required contributions to programs such as unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. The companies on the list have failed to resolve their outstanding fines and fees with NJDOL and Treasury.
The initiative was established through bipartisan action (S-4226) in 2020 as part of an effort to combat worker misclassification and exploitation. It gives NJDOL power to protect fair-minded businesses across the state from employers that undercut their workers to gain a competitive edge. Any business whose name appears on The WALL is barred from public contracting with state, county, or local governments, until they pay their liabilities in full.
Posting on The WALL is separate from – and may be in addition to – other accountability measures, such as public contractor debarment and business license suspension or revocation. State, county, municipal and school procurement officers must cross-reference The WALL before awarding public contracts, as they do with the debarment list.
Businesses receive letters warning that their company’s name will be posted to The WALL unless they remedy their outstanding liabilities; they are given 20 days from the date they receive notice to pay in full or challenge their pending placement on The WALL.
The WALL went live in September 2023. Additional businesses with outstanding violations are added monthly.
The WALL can be viewed or downloaded here.
Questions about the WALL should be directed to OSECInquiries@dol.nj.gov.
For a comprehensive list of questions and answers about The WALL, visit nj.gov/labor/wall.
Businesses added to The WALL in July are:
1. | Art of Beauty Salon Spa LLC OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000025-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 11/09/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
2. | Dar's Staffing LLC OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000026-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 11/09/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
3. | Ezcaramusas Express Corp 12080 N W South River Dr., Medley, FL 33178 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000028-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 08/22/2016 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $30,230.42 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
4. | Green Town Landscaping LLC 175 Buckelew Ave Bldg 4, Unit 14, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 209 Gatzmer Ave Apt 1, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000023-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 06/12/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
5. | Groundhog Services Ltd 296 E Main St., Rockaway, NJ 07866 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000033-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $112,029.91 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
6. | Hernandez Contracting Corp 420 65th Street Apt #2, West New York, NJ 07093 2617 Central Ave., Union City, NJ 07087 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000034-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $117,099.01 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
7. | J.D. Baptist Electric, Inc. 55 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000036-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 09/21/2016 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $112,248.16 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
8. | JJJ Trucking Corp 45 Fairfield Place, Ste 1, West Caldwell, NJ 07006-6215 P.O. Box 773, Caldwell, NJ 07007-0773 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000034-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 08/25/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
9. | JV Tree and Lawn Services Corporation 505 Madison Avenue, Ste. 2, Dunellen, NJ 08812 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000030-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 09/08/2016 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $100,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
10. | Main Street Café Limited Liability Company 2 Cornell St., Wharton, NJ 07885 103 Main Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000031-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 09/12/2019 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $90,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
11. | Pao De Queijo Boca Do Forno LLC 329 Ferry St., Newark, NJ 07105 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000038-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 01/20/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
12. | Paradise Construction and Building LLC 36 Beach Haven Rd., Hewitt, NJ 07421 P.O. Box 273, McAfee, NJ 07428-0273 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000031-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $115,186.44 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
13. | P. C. I. Welding Inc. d/b/a Party Crafters, Inc. 304 Spruce Mill Lane, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 401 Academy Ter Apt 8, Linden, NJ 07036-5693 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000037-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 12/9/2020 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $113,135.75 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
14. | PNS Construction LLC 594 21st Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07513 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000033-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 07/19/2017 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $80,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
15. | Raymond Matthews 2404 Church Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000036-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 08/25/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
16. | Resende Construction, Inc. 93 Wilson Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000035-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 06/12/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
17. | The Clip Joint, LLC 40 Plow Point Road, Pennsville, NJ 08070 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000024-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 04/09/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
18. | Vega Floors Limited Liability Company 15 Waverly Terrace, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 96 Fleming Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000032-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 10/17/2018 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $116,856.11 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
| 19. | Zaki Transportation Group Inc 26 Meghan Court, Glassboro, NJ 08028 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000037-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 08/25/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 08/05/2024 |
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