Latest Contractors Headlines
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Florida Contractor Group Already Files Suit Challenging New AOB Fee Restrictions
Jun 1 2022 // A group of contractors wasted little time in challenging the constitutionality of a law approved at the Florida Legislature’s special session last week, one the restoration companies argue singles them out and...
Ohio Supreme Court: Ditch Diggers Misclassified as Independent Contractors
May 27 2022 // Ditch diggers who accepted work assignments online and used their own spades and shovels to do the work cannot be classified as independent contractors by a company that contracted with Time Warner Cable to install...
Illinois Contractor Fined $378,000 for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
May 24 2022 // A Roselle, Illinois contractor’s history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations and penalties – and a willingness to expose its workers to serious injuries or worse – continues, as...
FEMA Contractors Not Liable for Misrepresentations About Flood Risk
May 16 2022 // The North Fork of the White River in southern Missouri is a nationally known fly-fishing destination, teeming with brown and rainbow trout. The stream is fed from underground springs in the Ozark Mountains, keeping its...
FEMA Contractors Not Liable for Misrepresentations About Flood Risk
May 3 2022 // The North Fork of the White River in southern Missouri is a nationally known fly-fishing destination, teeming with brown and rainbow trout. The stream is fed from underground springs in the Ozark Mountains, keeping its...
Illinois Contractor Faces $360K Fine Over OSHA Violations
May 2 2022 // A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
North Carolina AG Sues Contractor for Deceptive AOB Work after Hurricane
Apr 29 2022 // North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has filed suit against an Illinois contractor who came to the state after Hurricane Florence in 2018, convincing homeowners to assign insurance benefits to his companies. Dennis...
Illinois Contractor Faces $360,000 in Penalties Over OSHA Violations
Apr 21 2022 // A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
California Contractor Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 18 2022 // Adan Deniz, 43, a contractor from Santa Clarita, California, was arraigned on 21 felony counts of forgery, theft by false pretense, and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly creating fraudulent...
California Contractor Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 11 2022 // Adan Deniz, 43, a contractor from Santa Clarita, California, was arraigned today on 21 felony counts of forgery, theft by false pretense, and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly creating fraudulent...
Missouri Contractor Faces $797K in Penalties for Worker Exposure Violations
Apr 7 2022 // Nearly five years after an employee died in a trench collapse, a Missouri contractor exposed two workers to the life-threatening risk of being buried by thousands of pounds of soil as they worked in an unprotected trench...
Contractor, Agency Face $10M Lawsuit in Oregon for Construction Work
Apr 7 2022 // TriMet is facing a $10 million lawsuit from the city of Portland, Oregon, for alleged deeply flawed work on a streetcar track, leaving it with major structural defects that could cost the city millions in repairs. Oregon...
Alabama, Georgia Lawmakers Make Uber, Grubhub Drivers Independent Contractors
Apr 5 2022 // Alabama and Georgia are poised to join the ranks of those states making it clear that drivers for Uber, Lyft, Grubhub and other delivery and ride-sharing apps should be considered independent contractors, not employees...
Judge Reinstates Trump Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn by Biden
Apr 4 2022 // A federal judge in Texas has nixed the Biden Department of Labor’s withdrawal of a Trump administration rule governing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. U.S. District Court Judge Marcia A....
Judge Reinstates Trump Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn by Biden
Mar 23 2022 // A federal judge in Texas has nixed the Biden Department of Labor’s withdrawal of a Trump administration rule governing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. U.S. District Court Judge Marcia A....
With Construction Booming, Agents Can Help Contractors Avoid Big Risks
Mar 22 2022 // Times are good for contractors, with an active market creating an abundance of work, increasing revenues, and business growth. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and over the next five...
Florida DFS Charges Two Roof Contractors in ‘Free Roof’ Scheme
Mar 17 2022 // The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering “free roofs” and rebates to cover homeowners’ insurance deductibles, has met with strong reactions...
Washington Contractors Fined for Death of Worker at Convention Center
Mar 16 2022 // Washington state has fined two construction companies a combined $20,000 after a construction worker was killed at the downtown Seattle convention center expansion. Bryan Phillips, 31, died in an accident at the site in...
Contractor Defaults on $12M Bridge in Carolina, Bonding Company Now Responsible
Mar 14 2022 // A contractor has defaulted on a contract to build a $12.3 million bridge replacement on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, a state agency said. The N.C. Department of Transportation said in a news release that it terminated...
Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Cited by OSHA For 2nd Time in 6 Months
Mar 14 2022 // Despite the serious consequences of its actions, an Appleton, Wisconsin-based contractor was again cited for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health...
