Bay Shore Metal Fabricating Company Charged for Underpaying Prevailing Wage
SIW, Inc. allegedly misclassified and underpaid journeymen as apprentices on various public work projects in Nassau County; total underpayment of approximately $47,000
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an architectural and industrial metal fabricating company in Bay Shore was charged with a violation of labor laws for misclassifying and underpaying workers on various public work projects in Nassau County, ultimately underpaying workers approximately $47,000 in wages.
SIW, Inc., was arraigned Thursday before Judge Ari Schulman for violating Section 198-a(l) of the Labor Law of the State of New York (an unclassified misdemeanor). The company is due back in court on February 29, 2024. If convicted, the company faces a fine of up to $20,000, a conditional discharge and restitution of $47,004.04.
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DA Donnelly said that, according to the charges, between January 1, 2019, and May 16, 2023, SIW, Inc., an architectural & industrial metal fabricating company located in Bay Shore, allegedly misclassified and underpaid 10 journeymen the lower apprentices wage rate. The public work jobs were located at the Merrick Union Free School District, Baldwin Union Free School District, Lynbrook Union Free School District, Manhasset Union Free School District, Westbury Union Free School District, Locust Valley Central School District, North Shore School District, Syosset Fire Department, Massapequa Fire Department, and Mineola Fire Department.