SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Metropolis Council unanimously handed laws Monday night time to curb wage theft within the building trade.
The brand new laws requires contractors on native initiatives to adjust to state legislation on classifying their staff, in addition to submit day by day work logs to the town.
“Staff deserve the pay and advantages they’re entitled to and taxpayers need to know that nobody is dishonest with their tax {dollars},” mentioned Metropolis Councilor Jesse Lederman, the lead sponsor. “This ordinance will ship a transparent message that the Metropolis of Springfield has a zero-tolerance coverage relating to wage theft, and may set a normal within the trade.”
Contractors discovered committing wage theft could be barred from native initiatives for 5 years. In response to the Mass Coalition to Cease Wage Theft, $700 million in wages are stolen from staff yearly.
Related legal guidelines have been handed in different Massachusetts communities together with Worcester, Easthampton, Amherst, and Northampton.
