Official Site of The State of New JerseyNJDOL Posts the Names of Eight Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2025
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) in July added the names of eight new businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (The WALL), bringing to 280 the number of employers that have failed to address their outstanding liabilities for violations of wage, benefit or tax laws. Any business whose name appears on The WALL is barred from public contracting with state, county, or local governments, until they pay their liabilities in full.
The eight businesses owe a total of $540,531.92 in unpaid wages, fines, and penalties, including penalties for failure to comply with NJ Workers’ Compensation Law. Currently in the second year of the WALL initiative, there are now 280 businesses posted to The WALL, which collectively owe $26 million – either directly to their workers or to the state for unpaid taxes or contributions.
Additionally, in June, one business was added to The WALL for failure to comply with the NJ Gross Income Tax Act. The business, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, has $71,724.10 in outstanding liability under the NJ Gross Income Tax Act. One business was also removed from the WALL in June. To date, NJDOL has recovered $650,863.53 in outstanding liabilities from businesses that have been posted to The WALL or have been warned their business would be added to The WALL if they did not resolve their outstanding liabilities.
The WALL is a powerful enforcement tool that enables the department to publicly name companies that shortchange their workers and skip required contributions to programs such as unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. The companies on the list have failed to resolve their outstanding fines and fees with NJDOL and Treasury.
The initiative was established through bipartisan action (S-4226) in 2020 as part of an effort to combat worker misclassification and exploitation. It gives NJDOL power to protect fair-minded businesses across the state from employers that undercut their workers to gain a competitive edge.
Posting on The WALL is separate from – and may be in addition to – other accountability measures, such as public contractor debarment and business license suspension or revocation. State, county, municipal and school procurement officers must cross-reference The WALL before awarding public contracts, as they do with the debarment list.
Businesses receive letters warning that their company’s name will be posted to The WALL unless they remedy their outstanding liabilities; they are given 20 days from the date they receive notice to pay in full or challenge their pending placement on The WALL.
The WALL went live in September 2023. Additional businesses with outstanding violations are added monthly.
The WALL recently unveiled new website features to improve accessibility and streamline the user experience. The site now includes a convenient search box to enable users to quickly find information on posted businesses including business names and the dates they were posted, in addition to other key categories. The enhanced site for The WALL can be viewed or downloaded here.
Questions about the WALL should be directed to OSECInquiries@dol.nj.gov.
For a comprehensive list of questions and answers about The WALL, visit nj.gov/labor/wall.
Businesses added to The WALL in June and July are:
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Askari Construction Inc
393 Crescent Ave., Suite J, Wyckoff, NJ 07481
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WH-000012-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
6/20/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$105,189.93
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Clover 427 Security Group LLC
333 US-46 Suite 200, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WH-000007-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
04/26/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$91,569.57
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Express Contractor, LLC
32 Anderson St., Trenton, NJ 08611
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WC-000001-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
6/12/2023
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$45,000
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Eyes NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation
T/A Eyes Inc of New Jersey 23 Madison Rd., Fairfield, NJ 07004
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WH-000011-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$72,447.69
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Joyce Lopez & Associates LLC
60 Evergreen Pl., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07018
8 Grove Pl., East Orange, NJ 07017 170 S. 11th St., Newark, NJ 0710760 OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WH-000009-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
8/9/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$29,602.55
Date Posted on the WALL:
007/03/2025
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L and H Cleaning Services Limited Liability Company
135 N 4th Ave., Newark, NJ 07104
143 N 4th Ave., Newark, NJ 07104 OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WH-000010-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
7/3/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$106,722.18
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Memorial West United Church
286 S 7th St., Newark, NJ 07103
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WC-000002-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
6/12/2023
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$45,000
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Thomas D’Agostino Construction
P.O. Box 1675, Wall, NJ 07719
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-WC-000079-2024
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
11/9/2023
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$45,000
Date Posted on the WALL:
07/03/2025
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Building Materials Manufacturing LLC
One Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054
OSEC’s Docket #:
WALL-TAX-000006-2025
Violation(s):
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
10/3/2024
Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order:
$71,724.10
Date Posted on the WALL:
06/05/2025
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