The New Jersey Department of Labor issued separate stop-work orders against two New York-based contractors working on an apartment building under construction at 430 Market Street in Newark, according to the agency's own April 24, 2026 release.
NJDOL says the orders were issued April 14, 2026, after investigators found wage theft and multiple labor law violations affecting workers at the site. This is a New Jersey enforcement action, not an NYC Department of Buildings record -- it covers a Newark jobsite, not a project in New York City.
The first contractor named is DM Windows of Staten Island, New York, hired for window installation work. Per NJDOL, DM Windows was brought onto the project by subcontractor Silhouette Glass U.S. of Brooklyn, New York. NJDOL's cited violations include improper classification of construction workers, failing to properly classify employees, hindering the investigation by failing to provide records, unpaid and late wages, and minimum wage, overtime rate, and Earned Sick Leave recordkeeping and posting violations. NJDOL says 43 workers were affected.
The second contractor is BLK1 Construction Corp. of New York, New York, hired for carpentry work. Per NJDOL, BLK1 was brought onto the project by subcontractor Pop Interiors Inc. of Monroe, New York. The cited violations mirror the first case: improper classification of construction workers, failing to properly classify employees, hindering the investigation, unpaid and late wages, and overtime and Earned Sick Leave recordkeeping and posting violations. NJDOL says 38 workers were affected, for a combined 81 workers across both orders.
NJDOL's release quotes the agency stating that New Jersey's labor laws apply to every employer working in the state regardless of where that employer is based.
No NYC Department of Buildings record applies here -- this is a New Jersey state enforcement action against New York-based firms working across the Hudson. Contractors who send crews into New Jersey on New York paperwork should know the state's wage and classification rules travel with the jobsite, not the home office. A stop-work order halts all work on-site until NJDOL lifts it, which means schedule exposure for the general contractor and every trade staged behind the stopped work.
Firms bidding or subcontracting across state lines should confirm worker classification and wage records are compliant with the state where the work physically happens, not just where the company is registered. NJDOL's stop-work orders remain in effect until the agency verifies compliance and lifts them; the agency's release does not indicate a lift date as of this writing.