The State of Georgia is cracking down on “fly-by-night” contractors who don't take proper care of their workers.
The State Board of Workers' Compensation arrested several subcontractors in Macon and the Bibb County area this week.
The collars are part of a sweep to enforce state laws requiring employers to insure their crews.
Stan Bexley heads the board's enforcement division:
Bexley warns homeowners to watch out for so-called “storm-chasers,” who arrive after bad weather, do shoddy repairs with substandard parts, and then take off without guaranteeing their work.“As a result of the sweep thus far, we've had five criminal warrants issued, three arrests have been made and seven premium fraud cases have been opened for further investigation.”
SBWC officials are focusing on areas that were hard-hit by a string of tornadoes on May 11th that caused several million dollars in damage.
More information is available at the SBWC website.http://tiny.cc/aB1bT.
Click here for more GPB News coverage of the damages caused by the tornadoes.
