What are the penalties for not complying with the provisions of the State Building Service Contracts Act?
A. A violator of the Act will be charged with a disorderly persons offense, and upon conviction could be fined not less than $100 and up to $1,000, or be imprisoned for not less than 10 nor more than 90 days, or be subject to both the fine and imprisonment. The Act also provides that the LWD Commissioner can assess a violator with administrative penalties up to a maximum of $250 for a first violation and up to a maximum of $500 for each subsequent violation. Additionally, for violations of the Act, when the commissioner supervises the payment of amounts of wages due to workers, contractors or subcontractors will be required to pay the commissioner an administrative fee equal to not less than 10% or more than 25% of any gross unpaid wages.
