State of New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development
08/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/23/2024 09:57
NJDOL Posts the Names of 19 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)
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 [email protected].
For a comprehensive list of questions and answers about The WALL, visit nj.gov/labor/wall.
Businesses added to The WALL in July are:
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Art of Beauty Salon Spa LLC
444 59th Street, West New York, NJ 07093 157 Hillcrest Place #1, North Bergen, NJ 07047-0709
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
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Dar's Staffing LLC
224 Twin Lakes Blvd., Little Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08087
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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