Labor Department Issues Danbury Stop Work Order

All Granite & Marble Corp. working at 82 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, was issued a Stop Work order Tuesday by the state Department of Labor.

This was one of 28-such orders issued by the Department Tuesday.

The Labor department said companies that misclassify workers as independent contractors are trying to avoid paying state and federal taxes on those workers. The taxes they avoid are workers' compensation, unemployment taxs and payroll reporting.

A stop work order typically ends work on that site until the problem is fixed, and the companies must pay a $300 per day fine for each day they fail to make workers' compensation insurance payments.

All Granite & Marble Corp. has a Danbury location at 82 Mill Plain Road, plus it has other facilities in New York, Pennsylvania and two in New Jersey. The company touts itself as the "premier fabricator of kitchen counter tops, bathroom vanity tops, jacuzzi and fireplace surrounds, as well as other products for residential and commercial applications," according to the company's website.