A Pittsburgh headquarters will pay a fine of $ 144,000 for erroneously classifying 192 workers in violation of the Pennsylvania Law.

The Penylvania Labor and Industry Department (L&I) announced that it has reached a liquidation agreement with Romero Remodeling Co. for violating the erroneous classification law of the Penylvania Construction workplace (Law 72).

The erroneous classification of workers occurs when an employer incorrectly classifies a worker as an independent contractor instead of an employee, depriving the worker of rights and benefits.

“The erroneous classification of workers undermines a worker to essential benefits such as unemployment and compensation of workers, while creating an unfair advantage for companies that avoid the labor laws of Pennsylvania,” said the secretary of L&I , Nancy A. Walker.

The fulfillment of the L&I Labor Law Office said it investigated Romero’s remodeling after receiving a complaint from the labor law that the company could have erroneously classify employees. The investigation revealed that the company had erroneously classified 192 employees as independent contractors. The company will pay an administrative fine of $ 750 per poorly classified worker.

The erroneous classification law of the Penylvania Construction workplace, which entered into force in 2011, is designed to protect construction employees under Law 72, employers can face civil sanctions of up to $ 1,000 for the first crimes and up to $ 2,500 for subsequent violations.

According to L&I, it has identified violations of Law 72 for more than 1,250 construction contractors, resulting in cumulative fines greater than $ 4 million since the enactment of laws in 2011. In 2024, the agency investigated 639 cases, issuing fines for A total of $ 1,031,398 and protecting 1,883 miscarriage erroneous workers. For 362 contractors.

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