Most Popular Contractors Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Contractors Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Florida Authorities Charge 4 in Fraudulent Roof Claims, Issue Warrant for Contractor

Dec 4 2023 // Florida authorities have announced the arrest of four people in connection with an alleged scheme to deliberately damage roofs in order to qualify them for insurance claims. And another contractor well known to insurers...

#2 Worker Loses Legs to Trenching Machine; $150K Fine for Washington Contractor

Jan 26 2024 // A 16-year-old boy was using a walk-behind trencher on a job site in La Center, Washington to dig a channel for fence posts over the summer when he was dragged underneath the blade, causing injuries so severe that he lost...

#3 Illinois Construction Contractor Fined $264K for Safety Violations

Feb 15 2024 // An Illinois construction contractor – with a history of ignoring federal safety regulations – has again been found exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a jobsite in Naperville. Inspectors with the U.S. Department...

#4 Federal Court Fines Nebraska Contractor Who Stalled Investigation Into Employee’s Fall

Jan 29 2024 // A federal court has issued an order holding a Nebraska roofing contractor — who has stalled federal investigators for nearly a year — in contempt of court and imposing a fine of $100 a day if he fails to comply with a...

#5 Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says

Jun 11 2024 // A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if it does not hold an adjusters’ license, the Texas Supreme Court decided in a case that could give...

#6 New Contractor Rule to Be Unveiled Soon That Could Upend Gig Economy

Jan 9 2024 // The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will release a final rule as soon as this week that will make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors rather than employees that typically...

#7 Added Protection or Opportunity Lost? New Independent Contractor Rule Issued

Jan 10 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor on Jan. 9 issued a final rule, more than a year in the making, on the definition of an independent contractor. First proposed in October 2022, the rule provides guidance to employers in...

#8 Moonlighting Cop Not Independent Contractor? NC Supreme Court Says Hold on

Mar 14 2024 // The North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily put the brakes on an appeals court decision that had upset years of workers’ compensation case law on when a moonlighting law officer is considered an independent...

#9 California Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Underreporting Nearly $1M in Payroll

May 2 2024 // Kent Bo Fridolfsson, 67, of Benicia, California, pleaded guilty to six charges of insurance fraud and grand theft after a joint investigation with the California Department of Insurance, Solano County District...

#10 3 Key Trends Impacting Construction Contractor Liability in 2024

Mar 7 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The construction industry faces a new set of challenges each year, and 2024 is no exception. Although 2023 saw a 19.7% surge[1] in spending for nonresidential...

#11 OSHA Seeks $1M Penalty for New Jersey Contractor Added to ‘Severe Violator’ List

Feb 13 2024 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New...

#12 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...

#13 New Jersey Insurance Agent, Contractor Arrested on Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges

Oct 6 2023 // A New Jersey insurance agent and the owner of painting company were arrested this week on allegations of insurance fraud. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally...

#14 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...

#15 US Contractors, Insurers Overlooking Some Safety Improvements in Construction

Nov 15 2023 // Many American construction firms are failing to implement obvious and inexpensive safety measures that could save lives, reduce injuries and avoid costly insurance claims. And many insurers are not nudging their insured...

#16 Indiana Contractor Faces $199K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Falls

Jul 30 2024 // Twice in less than two weeks, federal workplace safety inspectors found an Indiana contractor exposing employees to deadly risks of falls from elevation while they did framing work at two homes under construction in...

#17 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...

#18 Freelancers File First Lawsuit Challenging Independent Contractor Rule

Jan 17 2024 // A group of freelance writers and editors has sued the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming the Biden administration’s new rule making it more difficult for companies to treat some workers as independent contractors is...

#19 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...

#20 Texas Contractor Faces $257K Fine After Teenager’s Death in Trench Collapse

Mar 21 2024 // A Houston, Texas-area contractor is facing more than a quarter million dollars in fines after a federal investigation found the company’s willful regard for required safety procedures contributed to a...