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Real Estate/Development

Aug. 27, 2010

Construction Firm Agrees to Fines

A major Northern California construction company agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit with Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr.'s office alleging it shortchanged 120 workers on government-funded projects between 2006 and 2008.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A major Northern California construction company agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit with Attorney General Jerry Brown Jr.'s office alleging it shortchanged 120 workers on government-funded projects between 2006 and 2008.

Brown's office sued Livermore-based Country Builders in March after employees contended their pay stubs falsely showed they ...

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