WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor recovers $429K in wages, benefits for 12 employees underpaid by contractors on federally funded projects in New Jersey * NEW JERSEY - An administrative law judge has ordered three New Jersey-based contractors to pay $429,846 in back wages and fringe benefits to 12 workers employed on multiple federal construction projects, after an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Depa  more