SANTA ROSA — State labor regulators are barring Santa Rosa-based S.J. Cimino Electric Inc. from public works projects for three years on allegations that the electrical contractor didn’t fully pay wages and benefits related to three affordable-housing projects in Sonoma and Solano counties. This is said to be the first such action against a Sonoma County contractor in more than a decade.

The decision makes S.J. Cimino ineligible to bid nor work as a subcontractor on public projects, according to state documents. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Chief Angela Bradstreet signed the debarment on Sept. 2 after an Aug. 4 hearing, according to the documents. The debarment becomes effective Oct. 15.

This case is unique in a lot of ways, according to Pat Wirsing, senior compliance officer for the Northern California Electrical Construction Industry. The group was part of a North Bay Labor Council press conference at the State Building in Santa Rosa this morning to announce the debarment.

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