Connecticut labor cops have ordered eight out-of-state subcontractors to stop their work on a new dorm on Hartford’s Trinity College campus until they show proof they have worker’s compensation coverage, authorities say.
The state Department of Labor’s Division of Wage and Workplace Standards announced Thursday that “stop work” orders were issued a day earlier on the Crescent Street dormitory project at Trinity.
The project’s general contractor, Consigli Construction, wasn’t among them, the agency said:
• Araujo Services, Shrewsbury, MA
• Astro Crane, Boxborough, MA
• Avila Plumbing, Lawrence, MA
• Covenant Fire Sprinkler, Manchester, NH
• Imperial Worldwide, Shrewsbury, MA
• Quality Drywall, South Paris, ME
• RT Flooring, Tewksbury, MA
• WH Demmons, Inc., Portland, ME
In Connecticut, employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors with the intent of avoiding their obligations under federal and state employment laws can be subject to a $300 civil penalty for each day the company does not carry workers’ compensation coverage as required by law.
