Contractors arraigned on wage theft charges stemming from Barrington Middle School construction work

Lawyer Widespread Peter F. Neronha introduced that two house owners of a Massachusetts-based mostly asbestos remediation agency have been arraigned right now in Sixth Division District Courtroom on wage theft costs stemming from work carried out By way of The enchancment of Barrington Center School.

Thomas McCoog (age 64) and Amy Franklin (age 57), house owners of Franklin Analytical Providers in Marion, MA are every charged with 5 relys of failure to pay further time on a prevailing wage job, one rely of conspiracy to failure to pay further time wages, one rely of conspiracy to file false licensed payroll, and one rely of submitting a false licensed payroll doc.

Beneath Rhode Island regulation, wage theft violations, Regardless of The quantity in wages implicated, are misdemeanor crimes.

As alleged in court submittings, McCoog and Franklin are accused of failing to pay prevailing further time wages totaling A minimal of $12,000 To 5 former staff for asbestos remediation work, which was carried out between June and September 2019 By way of The enchancment of Barrington Center School.

It is alleged that McCoog and Franklin knowingly Did not pay their staff for work carried out on weekends all through That time interval and that they filed a false licensed payroll doc with the Metropolis of Barrington.

Beneath Rhode Island Law, contracts for public works awarded by authorities entities should pay prevailing further time wages for work carried out over 40 hours.

McCoog and Franklin are scheduled for a pretrial convention on November 17, 2021, in Sixth Division District Courtroom.

The case was referred to the Office of the Lawyer Widespread from the Division of Labor and Teaching (DLT). During the investigation by the Office of the Lawyer Widespread, McCoog and Franklin paid restitution to a quantity of of their former staff.

Particular Assistant Lawyer Widespread Carole L. McLaughlin and investigators from the Office of the Lawyer Widespread are main the prosecution and investigation of the case.

 

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