Nearly $16M in wages, benefits recovered for more than 2,800 workers denied full pay by 62 subcontractors on federal project at New Jersey military base

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The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered nearly $16 million in back wages and restored over 24,700 paid sick leave hours to leave banks for more than 2,800 workers who were denied their full wages and benefits by 62 subcontractors hired to construct temporary housing and provide services to Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The investigation found that the subcontractors, including Disaster Management Group LLC (DMG), a general contractor, violated federal laws by failing to pay minimum prevailing wage rates, pay fringe benefits, pay proper overtime, and provide required paid sick leave. DMG has signed an enhanced compliance agreement with the department, which requires it to develop strategies to prevent and detect potential non-compliance, and has been ordered to pay back wages and benefits to the affected workers.