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Florida Taps Contractors With No Detention Experience for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Jul 3 2025 // On June 20, nearly three weeks into the Atlantic hurricane season, Florida disaster-management officials assembled a group of emergency relief contractors in Tallahassee and asked them to do something they had never done...
Maryland Woman Charged With Theft of Contractor and Insurance Funds
Jul 2 2025 // A Maryland woman has been indicted on two counts of felony theft for allegedly stealing funds from a general contractor and from the state’s backup auto insurer. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said an Anne Arundel...
Las Vegas Drywall Contractor Must Pay $824K in Wages, Damages
Jun 16 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $824,276 in back wages and damages for 680 employees of a Las Vegas drywall contractor, which reported denied overtime pay to piece-rate and hourly workers. The department’s...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules
Jun 16 2025 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect workers from trenches caving in. Oregon OSHA issued a...
Houston Plumbing Contractor to Pay $101K in Back Wages
Jun 11 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $101,690 in back wages and damages owed to 31 employees of a Houston plumbing contractor who paid them a salary but failed to pay an overtime premium for hours over 40 in a...
Massachusetts Cuts Red Tape on Insurers, Plus Banks, Contractors, Barbers and More
Jun 3 2025 // Massachusetts is eliminating a series of insurance and other business regulations with a goal of making it easier and less costly to conduct business in the state. According to Gov. Maura Healey, her administration’s...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules
Jun 2 2025 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect workers from trenches caving in. Oregon OSHA issued a...
FastBond: Simplifying Smaller Bid Performance and Payment Bonds for Agents and Contractors
Jun 2 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. “We’ve targeted tight turnaround times from submission to approval using Old Republic Surety’s (ORS) FastBond process — the faster, the...
Washington Labor Contractor Fined $1.25M for Workplace Violations
May 28 2025 // A farm labor contractor was fined $1.25 million for operating without a license and failing to provide nearly 5,000 workers with required employment details. The fine was issued by the Washington State Department of Labor...
Hack of Contractor Was at Root of Massive Federal Data Breach
May 21 2025 // A software company that handles sensitive data for nearly every US federal agency was the victim of a cyber breach earlier this year due to a “major lapse” in security measures, according to documents reviewed...
California Labor Commissioner Cites University and Contractors
May 7 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Pepperdine University and four janitorial contractors after an investigation reportedly found violations of state janitorial registration laws. The labor commissioner...
California Plumbing Contractor Ordered to Pay $1M for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 21 2025 // A plumbing contractor has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund as part of a workers’ comp fraud prosecution. Daniela G. Birdwell, 41, owner of GPS Plumbing, pleaded...
Federal Judge Blocks Labor Department From Enforcing DEI Ban for Contractors
Apr 18 2025 // A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the U.S. Department of Labor from requiring government contractors and grant recipients to certify they do not operate any diversity, equity and...
Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $262K Fine for Failing to Protect Employees
Apr 10 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Wisconsin roofing contractor Bacilio Rios Almanza for failing to protect employees atop a residential roof from fatal fall hazards in Appleton in September 2024. After its...
California Cites Contractor $157K Following Fatal Trench Accident
Apr 7 2025 // A construction company was fined $157,500 by California for multiple violations of workplace safety regulations following a fatal trench collapse. W.A. Rasic Construction was fined by the California Division of...
California Plumbing Contractor Ordered to Pay $1M for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 3 2025 // A plumbing contractor has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund as part of a workers’ comp fraud prosecution. Daniela G. Birdwell, 41, owner of GPS Plumbing, pleaded...
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Launches the Contractors RiskPRO Certification
Mar 31 2025 // Austin TX, March 28, 2025 –The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance proudly announces the launch of the Contractors RiskPRO Certification, the first specialized program in the innovative RiskPRO Certification...
California Cites Contractor $157K Following Fatal Trench Accident
Mar 25 2025 // A construction company was fined $157,500 by California for multiple violations of workplace safety regulations following a fatal trench collapse. W.A. Rasic Construction was fined by the California Division of...
Contractor Fined $430K for California Labor Violations
Mar 24 2025 // A construction company was fined more than $430,000 for California labor violations that resulted in unpaid wages, overtime and other violations. The stateis Labor Commissioneris Office secured the settlement to return...
Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
Mar 20 2025 // A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for...
