Queens Contractor Accused of Switching Location of Injury

A Queens, N.Y.-based contractor has been charged with underpaying workers on school projects and switching the location of a workers' injury to avoid attention on its payment practices, the New York State Insurance Fund said Thursday.NYSIF Chief Deputy Executive Director Francine James said EMB Contracting Corp. and its owners underpaid wages and benefits by more than $1 million on a series of school rebuilding projects."Withholding proper wages and benefits is a serious problem in many work environments, as is underreporting payroll and workplace injuries," James said in a statement.She s...