HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut labor officials announced Wednesday that work has been halted at a half-dozen construction sites over allegations that companies are misclassifying employees as independent contractors to avoid workers' compensation and other payments.
The lawyer for one of the companies said labor inspectors arrived the day after his client hired two workers and before he had time to file the necessary paperwork.
From July 25 to Aug. 5, the state Department of Labor found 19 companies at six construction project sites in Westport misclassifying workers, Labor Commissioner Glenn Marshall said. Fines of $300 are levied for each day a company does not carry workers' compensation coverage as required by law.
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