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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="185" height="60" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CF557C.F36B39B0"></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>April 11, 2014<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788 or (503) 913-5407 mobile
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">Firm that didn’t pay fair wages will be ineligible for public projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">BOLI Final Order: Hard Rock Concrete, Inc. must pay fines, spend three years on debarment list<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">PORTLAND, OR—A southern Oregon contractor who failed to pay prevailing wages will be ineligible for public works contracts for three years, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced today.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In addition, Hard Rock Concrete, Inc. must pay $13,600 in civil penalties for failing to pay workers fair wages, the agency ruled. The BOLI Final Order is available upon request.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With the debarment, the company joins more than 90 other firms that BOLI has made ineligible to work on public projects because of wage violations. A full list of debarred companies can be found
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/WHD/PWR/docs/debar_list.pdf">here</a><span style="color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">An earlier investigation found that Hard Rock Concrete Inc. intentionally failed to pay seven contractors $8,911.02 while working as a subcontractor on a public works project in Jackson County for Hillside Elementary
School. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The company also filed inaccurate certified payroll reports, the BOLI Final Order affirmed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“<b>Oregon firms that fail to pay fair wages and keep accurate payroll shouldn’t be rewarded for intentionally skirting the rules</b>,” said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. “<b>It’s unfair to workers and all the
local contractors who are operating responsibly. With this ruling, we’re taking another step toward ensuring that taxpayer money does not flow to contractors who violate Oregon’s wage laws.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Avakian encouraged other contractors to contact BOLI if they see potential violations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“<b>Our agency will investigate potential wage violations so that Oregon businesses that are following the rules have a level playing field on which to compete</b>,” said Avakian. “<b>If you see potential violations,
let our wage and hour investigators know so that we can investigate and prosecute if there’s wrongdoing.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BOLI protects Oregonians from unlawful discrimination, investigating allegations of civil rights and wage and hour laws so that Oregonians are treated in the workplace or as they go about their daily lives.
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<p class="MsoHeader" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><i>The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public places free from
discrimination.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, OR 97232-2180<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(971) 673-0788 wk.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(503) 913-5407 cell.<o:p></o:p></p>
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