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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...
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