Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Longtime New York City Contractor Indicted for $1M Insurance Fraud
Sep 30 2021 // Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) Commissioner Margaret Garnett announced the indictment of Dragonetti Brothers Landscaping, Nursery, & Florist (DBLNF)...
Ohio Contractor Again Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards; Fined $253.5K
Sep 22 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials say an Ohio contractor continues to defy federal safety requirements to ensure workers use fall protection. OSHA reports that Orwell, Ohio-based roofing contractor Neal Weaver and his...
Contractor Killed at Alabama Steel Mill
Sep 22 2021 // A Texas man who was working for a contractor at an Alabama steel mill died after being struck by a forklift, authorities said. Don Burton died at Huntsville Hospital following the accident, which occurred Monday morning,...
California Contractors Charged in $5M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Sep 20 2021 // The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office along with the California Department of Insurance on Monday announced charges against multiple suspects in an organized insurance and workers’ compensation fraud...
Houston Contractor Cited for Safety Violations; Faces $95.5K in Fines
Sep 20 2021 // A Houston transmission line contractor has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for safety violations following worker’s death and severe injuries to another. Mesa Line Services failed to attach personnel...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Contractors and the Construction Industry
Sep 20 2021 // The coronavirus pandemic forced most individuals and businesses to stand still for a moment in time, a pause that was challenging for many and cost jobs, income and growth. While many industries are transitioning back to...
How Can Bond Producers Guide Contractors Now?
Sep 20 2021 // In construction, many variables are adding to an already difficult forecasting process. Predicting the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, government and private spending, interest rates, unemployment benefits,...
Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Taxi Employees, Not Contractors
Sep 13 2021 // Uber drivers are employees entitled to greater workers’ rights under local labor laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing a setback to the U.S. company’s European business model. It was another court...
Massachusetts Contractor Faces $1.3M in Penalties After Workers Die at Dig Site
Aug 31 2021 // At a Boston sewer repair worksite in February, Jordy Alexander Castaneda Romero and Juan Carlos Figueroa Gutierrez died after a dump truck struck and pushed them into a nine-foot deep trench. For their employer, Atlantic...
Contractor Materials Shortages and Materials Price Inflation
Aug 23 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. The 2021 construction boom is great for your contractor clients, right? Yes, demand is up — but contractors also are dealing with soaring costs and supply...
New University of Iowa Utilities Contractor Fined After Worker’s Fall
Aug 20 2021 // A contractor that recently took over management of the University of Iowa utility system has been cited for safety violations after a worker fell into an underground steam tunnel and was injured, newly released records...
OSHA: Ohio Contractor Exposed Roofers to Fall Hazards for 6th Time in 3 Years
Aug 3 2021 // A roofing contractor in Ohio faces proposes penalties of more than $137,000 after being cited by federal workplace safety officials for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards. OSHA said JMH Roofing LLC in Millersburg has...
Washington Labor Department Says Data of Some Workers May Have Been Exposed in Contractor Incident
Jul 1 2021 // The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is reporting that it was recently notified that one of its contractors, Pacific Market Research, was the victim of a ransomware attack on its data systems. During...
Construction-Oriented CPA Plays Key Role for Contractors
Jun 8 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. If you’re an independent agent with construction contractor clients, here’s an article to share with them about accounting best practices. When...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance Tough for Contractors
Jun 7 2021 // Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across the Western U.S. The plague of wildfires in the past few years in...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy
May 25 2021 // Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across the Western U.S. The plague of wildfires in the past few years in...
ISC Launches General Liability Program for Gig Economy Contractors
May 19 2021 // Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a multi-line program administrator that builds end-to-end insurance products with artificial intelligence (AI) engineering and data analytics, has launched a new general liability...
California Contractor Arrested in Nearly $1M Workers’ Comp Scheme
May 17 2021 // Carolyn Plaza of Fresno, Calif., self-surrendered on May 6 after a warrant for her arrest was issued on six felony counts of insurance fraud. A complaint filed on April 16, alleges Plaza underreported more than $3 million...
How Sureties and Contractors Can Mitigate Performance Defaults
May 7 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. When contractors have a project that is in danger of default, they sometimes mistakenly believe that their surety bond is equivalent to an insurance policy....
California Contractor Arrested in Nearly $1M Workers’ Comp Scheme
May 6 2021 // Carolyn Plaza of Fresno, Calif., self-surrendered on May 6 after a warrant for her arrest was issued on six felony counts of insurance fraud. A complaint filed on April 16, alleges Plaza underreported more than $3 million...
