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Committee tables review of D and H Paving apprenticeship allegations after contested hearing
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The Committee on Community Development tabled consideration June 3 of questions about whether city contractor D and H Paving met Buffalo’s apprenticeship rules after extended public testimony and conflicting records were presented.
BUFFALO — The Committee on Community Development tabled consideration June 3 of questions about whether city contractor D and H Paving met Buffalo’s apprenticeship rules after extended public testimony and conflicting records were presented.
The committee heard testimony from Matt Kent, director of the New York Foundation for Fair Contracting, who said investigators found the contractor employed people who were not registered apprentices and paid less than prevailing wages. Kent said the New York State Department of Labor found the contractor’s behavior to be willful and that the company had paid back penalties, wages and interest “in excess of $70,000” to affected employees.
The matter drew a direct response from Michael Vaccaro,…
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