SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A janitorial company has been permanently banned from Oregon government work after an investigation revealed widespread underpayment of workers.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/abKgfk ) the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries conducted the investigation which prompted a settlement between Cornerstone Janitorial and the state.
The company must pay $144,000 in damages to 46 workers as part of the deal. That’s on top of nearly $200,000 in back wages collected by the bureau last year related to Cornerstone employees’ work on 16 taxpayer-funded projects.
The investigation involved health and education related projects in Portland, Eugene, Stayton, Junction City, Salem, Keizer, Philomath, Vernonia, Corvallis, Monmouth and Wilsonville.
Oregon’s prevailing wage laws required workers on those public works projects be paid a certain rate.
Cornerstone’s owner, Sang In Nam, declined to comment to the Oregonian Wednesday.
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Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, https://www.oregonlive.com
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