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Federal investigators cite Florida roofing contractor for willfully, repeatedly ignoring fall protection standards, propose $349K in fines

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Federal investigators cite Florida roofing contractor for willfully, repeatedly ignoring fall protection standards, propose $349K in fines ORLANDO, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Florida roofing company for willfully putting workers at risk of falling at residential construction sites. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that on Jan. 21, 2026, Orchids Builders LLC exposed workers to a 10-foot fall hazard when it failed to provide them with fall protection while they installed sheathing on a sloped roof at a Rockledge worksite. On March 10, 2026, OSHA investigators found the employer exposed a worker to a 9-foot fall hazard while installing metal hurricane clips at another Rockledge worksite. OSHA also found that Orchids Builders failed to prepare and maintain written fall protection training certificates for employees at both worksites, did not ensure workers had eye protection while using nail guns,...
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US Department of Labor finds roofing contractors willfully ignored fall protections that led to 19-year-old worker’s deadly fall

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US Department of Labor finds roofing contractors willfully ignored fall protections that led to 19-year-old worker’s deadly fall NEVILLE ISLAND, PA – A workplace safety investigation into the June death in Neville Island of a 19-year-old roofing worker who fell 30 feet through an unprotected skylight found two commercial contractors willfully failed to use fall protection systems that might have saved his life. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined Top Choice Roofing Service in Hadley, and Mast’s Top Choice Roofing Service, Jefferson, Ohio – who jointly employed the worker – ignored federal requirements to use fall protection systems around skylights and on a low-sloped roof. The companies also allowed the use of an aerial lift without fall protection. OSHA issued two willful and one serious citation to each company. Both companies now qualify for inclusion in OSHA’s Severe Violator Program because the willful citation is related direc...
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In India’s Water-Stressed Villages, Modi Seeks a Tap for Every Home

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By Mujib Mashal, Hari Kumar and Saumya Khandelwal from NYT World https://ift.tt/328VLMU via IFTTT
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LaChanze, at Home in ‘The Color Purple’ House

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By Joanne Kaufman from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/30OV62o via IFTTT
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The $1 Pizza Slice Becomes Inflation’s Latest Victim

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Pivoting to New Horizons With Career Help

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By Kristen Bayrakdarian from NYT Neediest Cases https://ift.tt/3mmNews via IFTTT
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Markets sink on Omicron fears and a critical setback on the U.S. spending plan.

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By Coral Murphy Marcos from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/3GVwFj6 via IFTTT
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O tribunal federal condena empresa de Massachusetts com histórico de violações do Ato de Padrões Justos do Trabalho (FLSA) a pagar $438,000 em horas extras não pagas a 250 trabalhadores

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O tribunal federal condena empresa de Massachusetts com histórico de violações do Ato de Padrões Justos do Trabalho (FLSA) a pagar $438,000 em horas extras não pagas a 250 trabalhadores BOSTON – O Tribunal Distrital dos EUA para o Distrito de Massachusetts condenou uma empresa de Massachusetts a pagar $438.000 em salários atrasados a 250 trabalhadores por violação do Ato dos Padrões Justos de Trabalho , depois de o tribunal ter previamente ordenado o contratante a pagar indenização por danos punitivos por retaliação ilegal sob a FLSA. A JKA Construction Inc., sediada em Woburn, e os proprietários Clesio Da Silva, Fabio Da Costa, Rafael De Paula e Josias De Paula terão igualmente de pagar $64.750 em sanções de caráter civil ao Departamento de Trabalho dos EUA para resolver violações intencionais aos requisitos do Ato dos Padrões Justos de Trabalho (FLSA) em matéria de horas extras. Uma investigação da  Divisão de Horas e Salários do Departamento de Trabalho dos EUA, concluiu que, e...
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