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#1 Illinois Roofing Contractor to Pay $365K for Endangering Employees

May 28 2024 // Joshua Herion, a Waukegan, Illinois roofing contractor who has routinely endangered employees by ignoring federal workplace standards and penalties assesses for its violations since 2014, has paid $365,576 in fines and...

#2 Washington Contractor, Grower Face $650K in Fines After Worker Dies in Apple Storage Room

May 17 2024 // Two Washington companies face a combined $650,000 in fines for violations in connection with a worker who died from asphyxiation after entering an apple storage facility where the oxygen had been removed from the air. The...

#3 New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall

May 29 2024 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Bayonne worksite in October 2023. The...

#4 Missouri Roofing Contractor Cited for 21 Violations in Fall Hazard Exposures

May 10 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Missouri roofing contractor for 21 violations for illegally exposing roof workers — five times in seven weeks — at six Wentzville residential worksites to the dangers of...

#5 Roofing Contractor to Contest OSHA Citations After Employee’s Fatal Fall

May 27 2024 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that a Massachusetts roofing contractor again violated federal regulations for fall protections, following an investigation into how an employee fell...

#6 California Court to Weigh Fate of Law Treating App-Based Drivers as Contractors

May 21 2024 // California’s top state court on Tuesday will consider a labor union’s challenge to a ballot measure allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in the state as independent contractors...

#7 US Government Urges Federal Contractors to Strengthen Encryption

May 22 2024 // Companies working with the US government may be required to start protecting their data and technology from attacks by quantum computers as soon as July. The National Institute for Standards and Technology, part of the...

#8 Triple-I and NICB Partner to Help Consumers Fight Contractor Fraud

May 21 2024 // The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are marking May 20-24 as Contractor Fraud Awareness Week (CFAW) to highlight how homeowners can protect themselves from...

#9 Washington Contractor, Grower Face $650K in Fines After Worker Dies in Apple Storage Room

Jun 3 2024 // Two Washington companies face a combined $650,000 in fines for violations in connection with a worker who died from asphyxiation after entering an apple storage facility where the oxygen had been removed from the air. The...