7th Circuit upholds MSHA's authority to request medical records to verify reported injury statistics *

USA - May 1 2013
Mine operators and employee interveners lost their joint appeal to U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals -- where the Court agreed with the…

Co-authors: Craig B. Simonsen , Meagan Noel Newman .

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Sequester impact on OSHA enforcement and MSHA backlog *

USA - March 6 2013
At an ABA conference in California today, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA, Jordan Barab, described some of the consequences of the sequester…

Co-authors: Meagan Noel Newman .

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MSHA pattern of violations rule makes it easier to shut down mines *

USA - January 18 2013
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has just announced the revision of its final pattern of violations (POV) rule, which makes it easier for the…

Co-authors: Ilana R. Morady .

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Holiday shopping and crowd management safety guidelines for retailers *

USA - November 13 2012
Holiday shopping is increasingly becoming associated with violence and hazards.

Co-authors: Craig B. Simonsen , James L. Curtis , Meagan Noel Newman .

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Federal appellate court finds that different facilities were not a single employer *

USA - August 20 2012
The Second Circuit Court, in a recent opinion, has upheld a ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) that different facilities/subsidiaries or affiliated companies with a common owner/parent corporation were not a “single employer” under the OSH Act, thus repeat citations were not appropriate.

Co-authors: Craig B. Simonsen , Meagan Noel Newman .

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