News & Updates, Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification, Departments and Divisions (EOLWD), Government, Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Elwd http://www.mass.gov/Elwd/RSS/Home/Government/Departments%20and%20Divisions%20(EOLWD)/Joint%20Task%20Force%20on%20the%20Underground%20Economy%20and%20Employee%20Misclassification/newsandupdates.xml © 2009 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z US Sec. of Labor Hilda Solis Message on the Underground Economy http://www.mass.gov/eolwd/videos 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z Joint Task Force Referral Leads to Indictments Against Worcester Company and Owner http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagopressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Cago&b=pressrelease&f=2009_09_23_vuong_indict&csid=Cago 2009-09-25T00:00:00Z 2009-09-25T00:00:00Z Task Force Cape Cod and Islands Regional Public Information Session and Hearing Scheduled for September 22, 2009 http://www.mass.gov/Elwd/docs/dia/task_force/pr_cape_and_islands_9_22_09.pdf 2009-09-03T00:00:00Z 2009-09-03T00:00:00Z Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy to Hold Public Hearing in Boston http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdpressrelease&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions+(EOLWD)&L3=Joint+Task+Force+on+the+Underground+Economy+and+Employee+Misclassification&sid=Elwd&b=pressrelease&f=underground_eco_boston&csid=Elwd 2009-06-03T00:00:00Z 2009-06-03T00:00:00Z Contractors to Pay a Total of Over $36,000 in Fines and Restitution http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagopressrelease&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions+(EOLWD)&L3=Joint+Task+Force+on+the+Underground+Economy+and+Employee+Misclassification&sid=Elwd&b=pressrelease&f=2009_02_25_avalonbay_citations&csid=Cago 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has issued citations against three construction companies, and has also reached settlement agreements with two other construction companies which performed work at several sites developed by AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a national company headquartered in Virginia with offices in Massachusetts. The construction companies violated the Massachusetts Independent Contractor/ Misclassification Law and the Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws. Public Hearing and Information Session with the Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdpressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Elwd&b=pressrelease&f=undergroud_eco_session&csid=Elwd 2009-02-05T00:00:00Z 2009-02-05T00:00:00Z