Canton contractor retaliated against employees who cooperated with federal investigation, DOL says Share Updated: 12:01 PM EDT May 25, 2021 Graeme Jennings Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on his nomination to be labor secretary on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) SOURCE: Graeme Jennings
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 12:01 PM EDT May 25, 2021 The owner of a Canton-based contracting company threatened to go after a former employee who he suspected of cooperating with a federal investigation into unpaid wages, according to the US Department of Labor.Capone Bros. Inc. owner Charles Capone are accused of making the threat to a former staff member after the DOL s Wage and Hour Division determined that staff were owed unpaid overtime back wages. The DOL,
Federal investigators say Charles Capone, owner of Capone Bros., failed to pay employees for overtime worked and also allegedly threatened a former employee he suspected of reporting the case.