Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are taking wage violation claims against trade contractors very seriously. A mechanical contractor in State College was recently sentenced following the first criminal case for prevailing wage law violations in the state. Owner Scott Good faces up to two years in jail for underpaying workers on prevailing wage projects.
His business, GoodCo, received a $10,000 fine. Earlier this year, a Pennsylvania district attorney charged a construction firm itself with misclassification of its workers. Prosecutors have been able to charge businesses in addition to owners with such crimes since 2011, but this was the first such case. So both of these cases were the first of their type. GoodCo faces no criminal charges.