Federal Judge Orders Serial Violator to Pay $2M in Penalties

One of New Jersey’s most flagrant violators of federal workplace safety laws is personally liable for $2 million in penalties assessed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a federal administrative law judge has ruled. The judge, with the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, granted the Labor Department’s motion for summary judgment against Palisades Park contractor Juan Quevedo-Garcia, owner and principal of BB Frame LLC, following five OSHA inspections at four Bergen County work sites beginning in December 2019. Violations...