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"<p>\n\tBOSTON (Legal Newsline) -&nbsp;Allan Vitale, the owner of R&amp;A Drywall, was ordered to pay more than $200,000 in restitution and penalties for&nbsp;allegedly violating Massachusetts&#39; record keeping and prevailing wage laws, state Attorney General Martha Coakley said on Thursday.&nbsp;<br />\n\t<br />\n\tVitale, a New Hampshire resident, allegedly failed to pay the prevailing wage, underpaying 21 employees who performed carpentry work on two public works projects between May 2013 and September 2014.\n</p>\n\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http://legalnewsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/newmarthacoakley.jpg\"></a>\n</p>\n\n<p>\n\tCoakley&#39;s office also claims Vitale refused to turn over the company&#39;s payroll records &nbsp;as part of an investigation into alleged violations at the two projects -- the Quincy College Coddington Hall project and the Division of Capital Asset Management &amp; Maintenance&#39;s Parcel 7 Fit Out Renovation project.\n</p>\n\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;The prevailing wage law ensures a level playing field for contractors and their workers who build our public schools, libraries, police stations and other public facilities,&rdquo; Coakley said. &ldquo;The enforcement of these laws protects workers&rsquo; rights and our taxpayer dollars.&rdquo;\n</p>\n\n<p>\n\tIn addition to paying restitution to the employees, Vitale and his company are banned from submitting bids for work on public projects in Massachusetts for one year.&nbsp;\n</p>\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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