Latest Contractors Headlines
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Illinois Contractor Faces $354K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Jul 15 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited an Illinois construction contractor for again exposing employees to falls from elevation — the industry’s leading cause of injury and death — as they did residential...
Government Contractors Guidehouse, Nan McKay Pay $11.3M for Cybersecurity Failure
Jul 5 2024 // Two government consultants have paid more than $11 million to settle allegations that they failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in a program for New Yorkers who applied online for federal emergency rental assistance...
Golden Pass LNG Warns of Delays After Contractor’s Bankruptcy
Jun 20 2024 // The developers of the Golden Pass LNG export facility that’s under construction in Texas warned of additional costs and delays due to the bankruptcy of contractor Zachry Industrial Inc. “Construction of a...
Illinois Contractor Faces $264K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Jun 17 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors found an Illinois construction contractor — cited seven times since 2020 — again exposing employees doing framing work to the risk of deadly falls from elevation at two homes under...
Judge Orders Retrial of Civil Case Against Contractor Accused of Abuse at Abu Ghraib
Jun 17 2024 // A judge on Friday ordered a retrial over allegations that a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to the abuse and torture of detainees at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. A civil trial...
Oregon Contractor Fined for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Jun 17 2024 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Grants Pass roofing company $86,149 for workplace safety violations, including repeatedly failing to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could seriously...
OSHA Cites Contractor 32 Times in 4 Months for Alleged Deadly Fall Hazards
Jun 14 2024 // Federal officials say a New Jersey construction contractor with a history of ignoring federal fall safety standards has again been found exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards in eight work site...
Major Defense Contractor Accused of Discriminating Against Older Workers
Jun 13 2024 // A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger...
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...
Washington Contractor, Grower Face $650K in Fines After Worker Dies in Apple Storage Room
Jun 3 2024 // Two Washington companies face a combined $650,000 in fines for violations in connection with a worker who died from asphyxiation after entering an apple storage facility where the oxygen had been removed from the air. The...
New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall
May 29 2024 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Bayonne worksite in October 2023. The...
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...
Roofing Contractor to Contest OSHA Citations After Employee’s Fatal Fall
May 27 2024 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that a Massachusetts roofing contractor again violated federal regulations for fall protections, following an investigation into how an employee fell...
US Government Urges Federal Contractors to Strengthen Encryption
May 22 2024 // Companies working with the US government may be required to start protecting their data and technology from attacks by quantum computers as soon as July. The National Institute for Standards and Technology, part of the...
California Court to Weigh Fate of Law Treating App-Based Drivers as Contractors
May 21 2024 // California’s top state court on Tuesday will consider a labor union’s challenge to a ballot measure allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in the state as independent contractors...
Triple-I and NICB Partner to Help Consumers Fight Contractor Fraud
May 21 2024 // The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are marking May 20-24 as Contractor Fraud Awareness Week (CFAW) to highlight how homeowners can protect themselves from...
Washington Contractor, Grower Face $650K in Fines After Worker Dies in Apple Storage Room
May 17 2024 // Two Washington companies face a combined $650,000 in fines for violations in connection with a worker who died from asphyxiation after entering an apple storage facility where the oxygen had been removed from the air. The...
Missouri Roofing Contractor Cited for 21 Violations in Fall Hazard Exposures
May 10 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Missouri roofing contractor for 21 violations for illegally exposing roof workers — five times in seven weeks — at six Wentzville residential worksites to the dangers of...
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...
Jury Weighing Military Contractor’s Claim of Immunity for Abu Ghraib Abuse
Apr 24 2024 // A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people. “If you believe they were abused...
