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MFA Enters. v. OSHRC: Eighth Circuit Vacates OSHA PPE Citation as Preempted

Introduction MFA Enterprises, doing business as West Central Agri Services, sought review of an order issued by the Occupational Safety and Health...

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a group of construction workers in safety gear walk along a dirt road

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Sopha v. OSHA: Court Finds Claims Precluded and Bars Pro Se Corporate Filing

Background Ryan A. Sopha owned A&A Environmental Services, Inc., an environmental remediation company in Wisconsin. On April 19, 2016, employees of a...

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Excavator at work front view from inside a trench with construction workers and heavy equipment

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Angel Bros. v. Walsh: Fifth Circuit Upholds OSHA Willful Violation Citation

Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd., a Texas construction company, was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after an...

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boiler disassembled, lying next to the heating element, nuts and tools on wooden surface, outside

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Solus v. Superior Court: California Supreme Court Rules on OSHA Preemption

Solus Industrial Innovations, LLC operated a plastics manufacturing facility in California. In 2008, an explosion at the facility caused the deaths...

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construction worker in high visability safety gear examining a building schematic

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Dukes v. Sirius Constr.: Appeal Restores Claims Under Montana Scaffolding Act

On February 10, 1998, Keith Dukes, an employee of Sirius Construction, was injured while working on the University of Montana campus. He later died...

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boxes move along a conveyor belt in a warehouse

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UPS v. Or. OSHA: Dispute Over Conveyor Shaft Safety Standards

Background On August 20, 2015, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OR-OSHA) conducted an inspection at a United Parcel Service (UPS)...

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workers on a construction worksite wearing hard hats and high vis gear

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Doe v. Scalia: No Private Right After OSHA Concludes Investigation

Jane Doe I, Jane Doe III, and Friends of Farmworkers, Inc. (doing business as Justice at Work), filed suit against the Secretary of Labor and OSHA,...

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closeup of a diesel engine

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Darling v. OSHA: Safety Failures Led to Fatal Boiler Accident

In Darling Ingredients, Inc. v. OSHRC, the Fifth Circuit upheld citations issued to Darling Ingredients, Inc. after a fatal accident at its...

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Safety gear and chalkboard with text WORK SAFETY on wooden background

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Northshore Mining v. MSHA: Flagrant Safety Violations Upheld

In Northshore Mining Co. v. Secretary of Labor, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed citations issued by the Mine Safety and Health...

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railway worker examining train tracks near an overpass

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Metra's Vaccine Mandate Deemed "Minor Dispute" Under Railway Labor Act

Metra, the commuter rail agency serving the Chicago metropolitan area, is currently embroiled in a legal battle with several labor unions over a...

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