Press Release  Southborough Construction Company Cited More Than $80,000 for Violating State Overtime Law

Boston — A Southborough construction company has been cited more than $80,000 in restitution and penalties for violating the state overtime law, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. 

JBJ Construction, LLC, and its owner, William Depietri, of Southborough, were cited $83,965.53 in restitution and penalties for failing to pay overtime to 28 employees.

“When companies do not pay overtime, they are cheating workers and gaining an unfair advantage over honest employers,” said AG Healey. “We will continue to pursue companies that violate these laws that are intended to protect workers and ensure they receive their hard-earned wages.”

The AG’s Office began an investigation after an employee of JBJ Construction filed a complaint alleging that he worked in excess of 40 hours in a week but that he was paid the regular rate of pay instead of the overtime rate.

The investigation revealed that between September 2012 and October 2014, JBJ Construction failed to pay overtime wages to 28 of its employees. The state’s overtime law requires employers to pay qualifying employees time and one half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a work week.

The AG’s Fair Labor Division is responsible for enforcing the laws regulating the payment of wages, including prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime laws. Workers who believe that their rights have been violated in their workplace are encouraged to call the Office’s Fair Labor Hotline at (617) 727-3465. More information about the state's wage and hour laws is also available in multiple languages at the Attorney General’s Workplace Rights website www.massworkrights.com.

This matter is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Cotter and was investigated by Inspector Jennifer Pak, both of Attorney General Healey’s Fair Labor Division.

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