NJDOL Posts the Names of 9 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2024
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) in October added the names of nine businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (The WALL), bringing to 210 the number of employers that have failed to address their outstanding liabilities for violations of wage, benefit or tax laws. 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.
The nine businesses owe a total of $2,194,018.60 including unpaid contributions, penalties, and interest to the Unemployment Compensation Fund and State Disability Benefits Fund. As The WALL initiative enters its second year, there are now 210 businesses posted to The WALL, which collectively owe $22.4 million – either directly to their workers or to the state for unpaid taxes or contributions.
No businesses were removed from The WALL in September. To date, NJDOL has recovered $558,216.38 in outstanding liabilities from businesses that have been posted to The WALL or have been 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.
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.
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DRG Dedicated Transport Group LLC 429 51st Street, 2nd Floor, West New York, NJ 07093 5414 Park Avenue, Apt 41, West New York, NJ 07093-3537
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000047-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $274,370.56
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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ER Drywall Limited Liability Company 3307 Arborwood Apartments, Lindenwold, NJ 08021 2701 Arborwood Apartments, Lindenwold, NJ 08021
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000044-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 03/06/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $260,842.81
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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J&R Carpenter LLC 29 Crown Rd., Ewing, NJ 08638
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000046-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/05/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $281,812.32
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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Jersey-Paint Corp. 410-37th Street, Union City, NJ 07087-0910 328 77th Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000040-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $250,414.11
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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Jesus F. Tiscareno Drywall Installation 604 Dekalb St-Apt 4, Norristown, PA 19401
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000043-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $255,593.42
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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Jim's Air Conditioning, Inc. 7 Aberdeen Ave., Wayne, NJ 07470 266 Maryland Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07503
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000041-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $175,525.90
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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KBS Freight Systems LLC 2 Executive Drive, Voorhees, NJ 08043
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000039-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 8/21/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $241,978.18
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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S. Reinhardt Paving, Inc. 452-A Newark Pompton Tpke., Wayne, NJ 07474 P.O. Box 3515, Wayne, NJ 07474
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000042-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $193,887.80
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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Tiger Builders Limited Liability Company 72 Magazine St 2nd Fl., Newark, NJ 07105
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-EA-000045-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 05/26/2021
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $259,593.50
Date Posted on the WALL: 10/04/2024 |
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