All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 31 2024 // Federal inspectors have again cited a Zion, Illinois contractor with an extensive history of endangering workers by exposing them to fall hazards. The latest violations were discovered when employees were found roofing a...
Dec 31 2024 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Glenburn, Maine general contractor ignored an onsite expert’s repeated warnings and the company’s own site-specific safety plan prior to an incident in which...
Dec 30 2024 // The Iowa Insurance Division last month entered into a consent order with a contractor who had made claims they were offering services that require a public adjuster license.Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart have agreed...
Dec 27 2024 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Newberg contractor $135,407 for repeatedly failing to protect employees from work-related hazards.In one of the violations, View Top Construction LLC reportedly...
Dec 26 2024 // A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found a Frisco, Texas contractor repeatedly exposed workers to serious hazards by sending them into unprotected trenches without providing a means of escape.The...
Dec 23 2024 // A Vermont military contractor will pay nearly half a million dollars to settle allegations that it used some foreign-sourced materials in certain protective eyewear it sold when it was required to use all domestic parts,...
Dec 18 2024 // Federal workplace safety officials have again cited a New Jersey construction contractor for allegedly repeatedly violating safety requirements at three North Jersey worksites, exposing employees to falls from...
Dec 18 2024 // It’s a question that has cropped up in state courts only on rare occasions: If the owner or officer of a subcontractor firm opts out of workers’ compensation coverage for himself, can he then sue the general...
Dec 16 2024 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department is seeking applications from contractors and evaluators to participate in the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes program (SOH).SOH provides Oklahoma residents with grants of up to $10,000 to...
Dec 11 2024 // New York has a new law on the books requiring contractors and subcontractors who submit bids or perform construction work on public projects or certain private projects to register with the state.The New York State...
Dec 5 2024 // For the eighth time since 2020, federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Lake Zurich, Illinois roofing contractor for exposing workers to falls from elevation, the leading cause of fatal and serious injuries among...
Nov 27 2024 // Bryan Salek Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named senior vice presidents Bryan Salek and Angela Kirby to lead its new government contractors-focused segment within Alliant Specialty. Salek...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...