A bill currently before the Massachusetts Senate would make failure to purchase workers’ compensation insurance a felony offense. Senate Bill 915 was reportedly designed to deter companies that do business in Massachusetts from failing to maintain or purchase workers’ compensation coverage. Currently, business owners who fail to purchase coverage in the state…
Last month, a worker at Solar Seal/Shaw in Easton was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital after he was shot with a nail gun. According to Chief Kevin Partridge, when the Easton Fire Department responded to an emergency call at the business they found an injured 41-year-old man with…
The Hartford Area Office of the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has cited a Plainville, Massachusetts-based construction contractor $50,000 for one repeat fall hazard violation. Shawnlee Construction, LLC was cited after an OSHA inspection revealed employees faced fall hazards of nearly 12 feet at…
An Everett, Massachusetts recycling facility was cited by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after two workers were injured last September. OSHA proposed $70,000 in fines for Prolerized New England Co. LLC, which operates publicly as Schnitzer Northeast, for ten purported serious workplace safety…
Last month, the owners of a Watertown roofing company pleaded guilty to a variety of labor violations including workers’ compensation fraud. Shaun Bryan and Antoinette Capurso-Bryan, both of Newton, admitted to violating prevailing wage laws, misclassifying employees, and committing unemployment and workers’ compensation fraud. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders…
A Wilmington, Massachusetts masonry contractor agreed to pay $134,000 in fines as part of a settlement agreement with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) for purportedly serious and willful violations of workplace safety standards. The company also agreed to take additional steps to protect its workers from fall hazards.…