Is This a “Community” Bank?

 The choice of a subcontractor for the construction of the new Heritage Bank/ Office Building being built at 3024 S.W. Wanamaker tells the story of how proud Heritage Bank is to be a “community” bank. 

  Rinner Construction, a general contractor, was hired to build the new Heritage Bank facility in Topeka.  Rinner Construction hired Hi Tech Interiors to perform the metal stud and drywall work.  Hi Tech Interiors, in turn, subcontracts some of the work to other subcontractors, some of whom are known to have misclassified their employees by calling them independent contractors.  By misclassifying their employees, these subcontractors avoid paying state and federal taxes, unemployment insurance, and workman’s compensation insurance.  These misclassifying subcontractors have also been known to cheat workers out of overtime pay, and they provide little if anything in the way of health or retirement benefits.

 By using these unscrupulous subcontractors, Rinner Construction and Heritage Bank are forcing the community to shoulder the burden for these unpaid taxes.  Does this sound like a “community” bank where you want to do business?