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Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor
Oct 31 2024 // An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company,...
FastBond: Simplifying Smaller Bid Performance and Payment Bonds for Agents and Contractors
Oct 21 2024 // 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...
OSHA: Waterproofing Contractor’s Safety Failures Led to Worker’s Crushing Death
Oct 21 2024 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found the operator of three Massachusetts waterproofing contracting companies could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 when part of a...
Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Damages Over Pregnancy Discrimination Charge
Oct 18 2024 // Family Fresh Harvesting, LLC, a farm labor contractor which provides temporary H-2A visas to agricultural workers at nurseries in Michigan and farms in Georgia, entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal...
Pennsylvania Contractor Ordered to Pay $85K Owed to 6 Workers on Federal Projects
Oct 16 2024 // An administrative law judge has ordered a Pennsylvania-based federal contractor to pay $85,284 in back wages for failing to pay prevailing wages, fringe benefits and overtime pay owed to workers employed on multiple...
Louisiana Contractor Charged for Allegedly Damaging Homeowners’ Roof
Oct 11 2024 // On an early August morning, a roofing contractor arrived at a Lafayette, Louisiana couple’s house and requested permission to inspect the home’s roof. The roofer’s arrival wasn’t unexpected. The...
Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Serious Heat-Related Safety Violations
Oct 9 2024 // Cal/OSHA cited a farm labor contractor in Dixon for reportedly failing to protect its employees from heat illness. The inspection was opened in June after reports the employer allegedly fired farmworkers who left their...
Cease and Desist Order Issued Against Iowa Contractor
Sep 25 2024 // The Iowa Insurance Division has issued a cease-and-desist orderagainst William Campbell and All or Nothing LLC, a Clive, Iowa limited liability company doing business as All or Nothing Roofing and Construction. The order...
Cape Cod Margaritaville Contractor Owes $300K in Workers’ Pay Plus $70K Penalty
Sep 25 2024 // A Virginia-based construction company converting a Cape Cod hotel into a Margaritaville Resort has reached a settlement with the state of Massachusetts over wage violations affecting 78 workers. Massachusetts Attorney...
Wisconsin Contractor Faces $144K Fine for Endangering Workers
Sep 19 2024 // A suburban Madison, Wisconsin contractor with a history of federal safety failures – including violations that led to an employee’s fatal injuries in 2022 – has again been found exposing workers to the...
Louisiana Commissioner Warns Against Contractor Fraud Post-Hurricane Francine
Sep 16 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is warning residents to be aware of contractor fraud following Hurricane Francine. Large storms events such as hurricanes provide an opening for dishonest services providers to...
Contractor’s Drilling of Hole Caused Leak in Underwater Tunnel to Manhattan
Sep 9 2024 // An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River sprung a leak last Wednesday after a city contractor mistakenly drilled a hole through it, sending streams of water into the heavily used passage as...
Contractor Agrees to Iowa Consent Order Regarding Unlicensed Public Adjusting
Sep 6 2024 // The Iowa Insurance Division entered into a consent order with a Midwest roofing contractor on Sept. 5 following a June cease and desist order against contractors acting as unlicensed public adjusters. IID alleges that...
Washington Contractor Fined for Using a Crane to Lift Workers After Elevator Breaks
Sep 6 2024 // A Seattle, Washington construction company is facing more than $150,000 in fines for putting workers at risk. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited and fined Lane Construction Corporation in July for...
Washington Marble Contractor Fined $300K for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust
Sep 2 2024 // A Skagit County was fined nearly $330,000 for exposing workers to crystalline silica dust from cutting, grinding and polishing stone countertops. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited and fined A+...
Small Contractors Are Often Unaware of Risk Issues They Face. An Agent’s Expertise Can Help with That.
Sep 2 2024 // We had some work done on our home recently and the contractor wasn’t what I was expecting. When I spoke with the GC (General Contractor), he told me that his sub (contractor) would be at my house, working on some...
Chicago Contractor Faces $268K Penalty for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Aug 15 2024 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a metro-Chicago carpentry contractor with a long history of exposing employees to potentially deadly hazards again ignored regulations to protect workers from...
Oklahoma Contractor Faces $85K Fine Over Fatal Trench Collapse
Aug 9 2024 // An Edmond, Oklahoma contractor with a history of workplace safety violations dating back to 2018, including three related to the dangers in underground trenches, was found disregarding U.S. Department of Labor...
EEOC Sues Illinois Contractor for Disability Discrimination
Aug 7 2024 // Alto Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and food-grade, corn-based alcohols, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an electrician from its campus in Pekin, Illinois, because of...
El Paso Contractor Faces $260K Fine After Employee Fatally Injured in Trench Collapse
Aug 6 2024 // An El Paso, Texas contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, the same failure for which...
