A subcontractor for an affordable housing project in San Jose is facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in city fines over alleged wage violations.
The allegations center around the work to construct a seven-story apartment building located at 748-750 W. San Carlos St. known as Mariposa Place. San Jose Department of Public Works inspectors have cited the firm REO Mechanical for multiple violations of the state labor code involving late or underpayment of wages, according to the city’s Oct. 29 notice of violation obtained by San José Spotlight.
The total assessed fine of $717,592 is likely among the largest San Jose has issued in recent years, according to a review of available records. The sum represents an initial assessment of the alleged wage violations and could change substantially as investigators gather more information, officials said…