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After losing on appeal, a roofing company in New York State is being ordered to pay $16,782 in penalties for two serious fall protection and ladder safety violations stemming from an April 2022 investigation.

The Department of Labor took what some have called 'unprecedented action' in seeking collection of debts owed by a Chicago-area contractor. With interest, the Illinois man owed more than $360K in penalties; the agency was preparing to lien the owner's personal property.

The Department of Labor employed “vigorous litigation” against what it's calling a "serial violator," convincing the contractor to withdraw its contest notice on March 1.

A New York-based roofing contractor has entered a guilty plea for one count of willful violation of OSHA regulations resulting in death.

The injunction requires the company and its owner to comply with enhanced abatement provisions, including notifying OSHA of future company jobsites and providing supervisors and employees with OSHA safety training.

Following an investigation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, a roofing contractor pled guilty to workers' comp fraud after he was found working while receiving benefits intended for injured workers.

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Commission maintains a company serving as general contractor failed to provide reasonable care to its subcontractors.

Roofing contractors in two different states were recently arrested by local law enforcement on charges of alleged fraud in their business practices.

Confusion over a roofing contractor's subcontractor network led Liberty Mutual to seek additional workers' compensation premiums.

A roofing contractor is charged with wrongfully taking thousands of dollars in wage replacement payments from mid-2014 to January 2021.