Federal Agency Decisions
Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board, each with a plain-English summary, the standards it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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Stoney Fork Coal Company
Settlement approved for $330
Stoney Fork Coal Company agreed to settle eight alleged violations at the Stoney No. 1 Mine. Judge Joseph B. Kennedy independently reviewed the proposed settlement and found it consistent with the purposes and policy of the Mine Act. He approved the settlement for $330 and ordered payment by June…
Blueco Sales and Processing Company
Discrimination complaint withdrawn and dismissed
Douglas Coleman asked to withdraw his discrimination complaint against Blueco Sales and Processing Company. Judge Joseph B. Kennedy found good cause, granted the request, and dismissed the matter. He also vacated and canceled the hearing scheduled for October 2, 1985, in Beckley, West Virginia. The…
Peabody Coal Company
Discrimination complaint withdrawn and dismissed
Charles J. Ellett asked to withdraw his discrimination complaint against Peabody Coal Company. Judge Joseph B. Kennedy granted the request and dismissed the matter. The judge also vacated and canceled the hearing scheduled for October 2, 1985, in Beckley, West Virginia. The order does not address…
What these documents are
- The agencies: Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Each decision page names its agency.
- Commission and Board decisions: Rulings by the agency's highest review level (the Commission at OSHRC and FMSHRC, the Environmental Appeals Board at EPA). These are citable as precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by the agency's Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order that binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent: under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) at OSHRC, and after the 40-day window of 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) at FMSHRC.
- Why finality matters: Every page here says which kind of decision you are reading, so you know whether it is precedent you can cite or a final order that only shows how one judge ruled on one set of facts.
- Where they come from: Every page links the official public release from the deciding agency, and the full text on the page is that release. The plain-English summaries are written by Ezel.