NJDOL Adds Eight Businesses to Workplace Accountability List

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Published January 13th, 2026

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has added eight businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor (WALL) list for failing to address outstanding liabilities totaling $414,593.39 in unpaid penalties related to wage, benefit, and tax law violations. Businesses on this list are barred from public contracting with state, county, or local governments.

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What changed

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has publicly listed eight additional businesses on its Workplace Accountability in Labor (WALL) list due to outstanding penalties for violations of wage, benefit, or tax laws. These businesses collectively owe $414,593.39 in unpaid penalties, primarily related to the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law and the NJ Gross Income Tax Act. This action brings the total number of businesses on The WALL to 335, with a cumulative outstanding liability of $30.6 million. The WALL initiative, established in 2020, serves as an enforcement tool to identify and penalize employers who fail to meet their legal obligations, thereby preventing them from securing public contracts.

Businesses listed on The WALL are barred from entering into public contracts with state, county, or local governments until their liabilities are fully paid. Companies receive a 20-day notice period to resolve their outstanding debts or challenge their placement on the list before being publicly posted. This initiative aims to protect fair-minded businesses from unfair competition and ensure compliance with labor laws. Regulated entities, particularly those involved in public contracting in New Jersey, should verify their compliance status and ensure all outstanding liabilities are addressed to avoid debarment and potential business license suspension or revocation.

What to do next

Verify compliance with New Jersey wage, benefit, and tax laws.
Review outstanding liabilities and resolve any unpaid penalties to avoid placement on The WALL.
Cross-reference The WALL list before awarding public contracts.

Penalties

Businesses on The WALL are barred from public contracting with state, county, or local governments. Failure to address liabilities may also lead to other accountability measures such as public contractor debarment and business license suspension or revocation.

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NJDOL 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

January 13, 2026

TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) in January added the names of eight new businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (The WALL), bringing the total number to 335 employers who are listed for failing 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 $414,593.39 in unpaid penalties for failing to protect their workers under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law and for failing to comply with the NJ Gross Income Tax Act. Currently in the third year of the WALL initiative, there are now 335 businesses posted to The WALL, which collectively owe $30.6 million – either directly to their workers or to the state for unpaid taxes or contributions.

To date, NJDOL has recovered $778,190.93 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 with 36 businesses listed. Additional businesses with outstanding violations are added monthly. In December 2025, the Department published the Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance Impact Report for 2023-2025, which provides a comprehensive overview of New Jersey’s progress in key areas of labor law enforcement over the past two years. The report details how critical initiatives like The WALL have effectively tackled wage violations and worker misclassification, recovering millions in owed wages and penalties for the state and workers.

The WALL website features improved accessibility and a streamlined user experience. The updated site includes a convenient search box to enable users to more quickly find information on posted businesses, including names and posting dates, in addition to other key details. 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 January are:

| 1. | Better Paving Corp 848 Breezy Oaks Dr., Toms River, NJ 08753
315 Howe Ave., Passaic, NJ 07055 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000022-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/28/2024 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 2. | Ellistan Holdings Ltd 335 Plymouth Road, Union, NJ 07083 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000023-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/28/2024 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 3. | El Marino Restaurant Corporation 68 Berry St., Dover, NJ 07801
126 Mount Hope Avenue, Dover, NJ 07801 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000019-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/18/2024

Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 4. | H & L Construction Limited Liability Company 160 High Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000017-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
12/12/2024

Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 5. | Khadi Radi LLC 25 Lister Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000021-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/06/2024 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 6. | Ludlam's Electric L.L.C. 801 Woodland Ave., Millville, NJ 08332
OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000018-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/18/2024 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 7. | M T P Trucking Inc 36 Belle Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07522
335 Plymouth Rd., Union, NJ 07083 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000020-2025 Violation(s):
- The Workers' Compensation Law - R.S.34:15-1 et seq
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order: 06/18/2024 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $45,000 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
| 8. | G.W. Peoples Contracting Co., Inc. 2011 Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202
00 N. Bell Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106
1024 Route 519 Ste 200, Eighty Four, PA 15330 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-TAX-000017-2025 Violation(s):
- The NJ Gross Income Tax Act – N.J.S.A. 54A:1-1 et seq.
Date(s) of Final Judgment/Order:
07/01/2021
09/19/2024
01/30/2025 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $99,593.39 Date Posted on the WALL: 01/05/2026 |
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