What happens if a contractor or subcontractor underpays a worker?
If a contractor or subcontractor underpays a worker, this is known as a misclassification. The contractor or subcontractor must pay the affected employee the full amount of wages due under the prevailing wage law. If a contractor or subcontractor misclassifies a worker the County will assess liquidated damages of $20 per day for each day the worker is not paid the proper prevailing wage for his/her work classification.
Related Questions
- How must the contractor or subcontractor calculate the pay for a worker who performs at multiple classes of work requiring different wage rates under the same contract?
- What happens if a contractor has paid a subcontractor in the current or previous two tax years, but not for construction operations?
- What happens if the Contractor does not want to take a novation (previous bad experience with Subcontractor etc) ?
