New Jersey workers’ comp regulators will soon be able to issue stop-work orders to contractors who misrepresent employee headcounts, under a bill signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine.
The bill targets contractors that undercount employees in order to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums. Stop-work orders would affect all locations and job sites for the contractor, and would be issued no later than three days after the violations were found.
The bill, which was Topics New Jersey Contractors
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