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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...

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