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Joe Whitcomb: September 16, 2025
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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Joe Whitcomb: July 11, 2025
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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Joe Whitcomb: April 25, 2025
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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Joe Whitcomb: December 15, 2024
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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Joe Whitcomb: January 18, 2024
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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Joe Whitcomb: October 18, 2023
The case revolves around a crucial decision made by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (F.M.S.H.R.C.) regarding a civil penalty...
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Joe Whitcomb: October 09, 2023
Granite Construction Company faced a safety violation citation due to their failure to use safety chains on a dump truck tailgate. The incident took...
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Joe Whitcomb: August 11, 2014
As Colorado workers’ compensation attorneys, we frequently get asked by friends, family, and potential clients whether an injured worker needs to...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 26, 2014
The Colorado legislature wrapped up its 2014 session in May. During the session, a number of changes were proposed and made to Colorado workers’...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 20, 2014
The workers’ compensation attorneys at the Rocky Mountain Disability Law Group represent clients in all types of workers’ compensation cases. Some...
