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Commission Issues Remand Order in Action Electric Company
October 13, 2017This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Sec’y of Labor v. Action Elec. Co., 868 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 2017).
Commission Issues Decision and Remand Order in Evergreen Environmental Services
October 13, 2017Before the Commission is a decision denying a motion by Evergreen Environmental Services for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) from a final order resulting from Evergreen’s failure to timely file a notice of contest (NOC) to a…
James J. Sullivan, Jr. Sworn – In As OSHRC Commissioner
October 11, 2017James J. Sullivan, Jr. was sworn-in today as Commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Mr. Sullivan was nominated by President Trump to fill a term expiring April 27, 2021
ALJ Decision in Elite Builders, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 11, 2017Over the course of roughly two months in the summer of 2015, Respondent, a residential roofing contractor, was inspected twice by the Omaha Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The first inspection involved a worksite located…
James J. Sullivan, Jr. Sworn – In As OSHRC Commissioner
October 11, 2017James J. Sullivan, Jr. was sworn-in today as Commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Mr. Sullivan was nominated by President Trump to fill a term expiring April 27, 2021 and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate…
Brown Bag Lunch Program at DOL between SOL, OSHA, MSHA, FMSHRC and OSHRC
October 11, 2017On November 8, 2017, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., as part of the American Bar Association’s 11th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, the Office of the Solicitor of Labor’s Divisions of Occupational and Mine Safety and Health,…
ALJ Decision in Sean Benschop d/b/a/ S&R Contracting Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 11, 2017On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Sean Benschop was using an excavator to demolish a building at the Market Street worksite in center city Philadelphia. A multi-story, freestanding wall of the building under demolition collapsed and fell onto the adjacent one-story…
Heather MacDougall and James Sullivan Confirmed as Commissioners and MacDougall Appointed as Chairman
October 11, 2017The U.S. Senate, on August 3, 2017, confirmed President Trump’s nominations of Heather MacDougall of Jupiter, Florida, and James Sullivan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be Commissioners of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission. In addition, President Trump appointed Ms….
ALJ Decision in Harvey-Cleary Builders Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 11, 2017Harvey-Cleary Builders (Harvey-Cleary) seeks relief from the Final Order issued against it as a result of its failure to contest the Citation and Notification of Penalty within the prescribed time period. The Secretary seeks dismissal on the grounds Harvey-Cleary failed…