The state Department of Labor issued stop-work orders this week to two contractors building the Ted’s Montana Grill on Front Street in Hartford.
Investigators found that Garrard Construction Group, the Georgia-based general contractor on the project, was not registered or insured in Connecticut, according to Resa Spaziani, a supervisor in the department’s fraud unit.
In addition, Spaziani said Hayford Builders LLC of Rocky Hill was avoiding payroll and workers compensation taxes by paying workers in cash.
For work to resume, Garrard will need to get registered and insured, which for out-of-state contractors requires a bond, Spaziani said. Hayford will have to get insured and pay back taxes to the state.
The New England Regional Council of Carpenters said it plans to visit the site today to display union banners and hand out leaflets.
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