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December 15, 2025

TRENTON – Investigators from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s (NJDOL) Division of Wage and Hour Compliance issued the following stop-work order on December 3, 2025: 

Employer: All American Drywall LLC of Jersey City, N.J. (subcontractor)
Work Locations: Three sites in Jersey City, N.J. – 25 Cottage Street, 35 Cottage Street, and 10 Journal Square.
Nature of Work: Construction maintenance
Details: All American Drywall LLC was hired to the three projects in the Journal Square neighborhood by primary contractor A.J.D. Construction Co. Inc. of Leonardo, N.J. NJDOL previously issued stop-work orders to four other subcontractors working at 10 Journal Square Plaza earlier this year.
Violations: Improper classification of construction workers; failing to properly classify employees; not paying overtime; unpaid wages/late payment; no Earned Sick Leave records; Earned Sick Leave notification/posting violations; and hindrance/failure to provide records.
Workers Affected: 53 

NJDOL has issued 211 stop-work orders since these powers were expanded in July 2019. 

Stop-work orders are initiated by NJDOL to halt work being performed in a manner that exploits workers, or is otherwise noncompliant with state laws and regulations. An employer may appeal a stop-work order, in which case NJDOL has seven days to schedule a hearing. 

NJDOL continues to monitor locations where stop-work orders have been issued, and can assess civil penalties of $5,000 per day against an employer conducting business in violation of the order. The stop-work order may be lifted if and when any remaining back wages and penalties have been paid and all related issues have been resolved. 

For more information on worker benefits and protections, please visit myworkrights.nj.gov. 

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