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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.gif@01D125E1.1675C020" alt="cid:image001.gif@01D125E1.1675C020"></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>November 2<span style="color:#1F497D">5</span>, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">BOLI recovers nearly $200,000 in wages for 46 workers on taxpayer-funded projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">Agency will now determine whether to seek additional penalties and debarment for Cornerstone
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">PORTLAND, OR—The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has secured nearly $200,000 for 46 workers not paid wages to which they were entitled, the agency announced today.<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">The prevailing wage investigations stem from work performed by Cornerstone Janitorial Services on five taxpayer-funded projects in Portland, Eugene, Stayton, Junction City and Salem. Cornerstone also agreed to
pay more than $31,000 to workers on other public projects around the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:white">Number of workers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:white">Total paid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">CASANOVA EXPANSION AND SOCCER/LACROSSE RELOCATION (University of Oregon)<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">$121,485.63<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">CASCADE CAMPUS BOND PROJECT UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE, (Portland Community College)<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">$10,406.89<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">OREGON STATE HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT PROJECT-JUNCTION CITY SITE<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">$10,932.10<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">OREGON STATE HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT PROJECT-SALEM<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">$13,136.44<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">STAYTON HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION/RENOVATION CMGC<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">$4,981.44<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">VARIOUS <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">$31,720.33<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(Note: Some employees performed work on multiple projects.)<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">In addition to the alleged violations of prevailing wage regulations, investigators found evidence of unlawful failure to properly pay overtime wages, failure to file timely, accurate and complete payroll statements,
falsification of certified payroll statements, failure to maintain proper employment records, and failure to post prevailing wage rates in a conspicuous location at each job site.<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">The case will now move to the agency’s administrative prosecution unit, which may seek civil penalties and debarment for the firm, making it ineligible to work on public projects for three years.
<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">Currently, the agency has 58 contracting firms and individuals on the
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/whd/pwr/docs/debar_list.pdf">debarment list</a><span style="color:black">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">The agency has already paid out more than $160,000 in unpaid wages to affected workers and expects to direct an additional $32,000
</span><span style="color:black">by the end of the month after BOLI </span><span style="color:black">deposits the final wage payments.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The agency launched the investigations after receiving a complaint from Hoffman Construction. Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian praised the firm for contacting the Prevailing Wage Rate Unit and urged
any other workers or contractor to contact BOLI if they believe that workers are being denied wages to which they are entitled.</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:black"><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">Employees</span> with prevailing wage issues may contact the Prevailing Wage Rate Unit by calling (971) 673-0839 or emailing
<a href="mailto:pwremail@boli.state.or.us">pwremail@boli.state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></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">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, Oregon 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 971-673-0788<o:p></o:p></p>
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