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Insurer, Contractors Allege Staged Injury Claims Scheme Under New York Scaffold Law

Nov 19 2024 // A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud scheme involving staged workplace accidents and bogus workers’ compensation and...

Upgrade Your Contractor Clients’ FastBond to a Standard Bond Program

Nov 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Your contractor clients today have more opportunities to work on higher-value projects in both the public and private sectors. According to an industry outlook...

Washington Farm Labor Contractor Fined $140K for Withholding Info From Workers

Nov 18 2024 // A Pasco farm labor contractor faces nearly $140,000 in fines for violations uncovered during a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries investigation that include withholding information from worker.According...

OSHA: Waterproofing Contractor’s Safety Failures Led to Worker’s Crushing Death

Nov 18 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...

US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Tried to Deport Any Who Complained

Nov 15 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief from a Tonawanda, New York construction contractor that allegedly underpaid employees and...

Illinois Contractor Faces $287K Fine for Safety Violations

Nov 13 2024 // Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a...

Jury Finds Defense Contractor Liable in Torture at Abu Ghraib Prison

Nov 13 2024 // A federal jury on Tuesday found U.S. defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war and ordered it to pay $42 million in damages.The...

Illinois Contractor Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

Nov 6 2024 // Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a...

DOL Recovers $877K in Wages, Benefits for Employees Underpaid By NY Contractors

Nov 5 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S....

Retrial Begins in Civil Suit Against Contractor Accused in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal

Nov 1 2024 // A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago is again on trial in a federal courtroom after a long-awaited civil case earlier this year ended...

Washington Farm Labor Contractor Fined $140K for Withholding Info From Workers

Nov 1 2024 // A Pasco farm labor contractor faces nearly $140,000 in fines for violations uncovered during a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries investigation that include withholding information from worker.According...

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, Elmer...

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 work...

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...