TWO MASSACHUSETTS COMPANIES SUE COMPETITION FOR HIRING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
Two Massachusetts cleaning companies and four laid-off janitors have initiated a lawsuit against a Rhode Island competitor, accusing it of using undocumented workers to gain an unfair competitive advantage in Massachusetts. The four janitors represent the union Service Employees International.
A report released last year by the Massachusetts auditor’s office revealed that the Rhode Island firm paid its workers less than the prevailing wage, and disclosed many workers giving false Social Security numbers. In 1992, the INS cited the Rhode Island firm, Aid Maintenance, Inc. for having as much as 38 percent of its workforce working without proper documentation.
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