Federal Agency Decisions
Federal workers' compensation appeals from the Department of Labor's Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), federal-sector labor-relations cases from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), Longshore Act and Black Lung Benefits Act appeals from the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board (BRB), precedent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB), and whistleblower and other labor appeals from the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB), each with a plain-English summary, the law it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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General Telephone Company of Florida
Commission declines review and affirms the judge's decision
This is a short Commission order in a case involving General Telephone Company of Florida. A former Commissioner had directed review of the Administrative Law Judge's decision on the Commission's own motion. Neither party challenged the judge's disposition. The Commission therefore declined to…
Ironmaster, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Ironmaster, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
T. L. James & Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and affirms the judge's decision
This is a short Commission order in a case involving T. L. James & Co., Inc. A former Commissioner had directed review of the Administrative Law Judge's decision on the Commission's own motion. Neither party challenged the judge's disposition. The Commission therefore declined to review the case…
Claude Neon Federal Co.
Commission affirms safety-belt violation for sign work 100 feet above ground
Claude Neon Federal Company maintained signs on tall buildings. An employee repairing a neon sign moved across narrow supports and repositioned a ladder while working about 100 feet above the ground without a safety belt or other fall protection. OSHA originally cited the general duty clause, but…
Smith Ford Mercury, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Smith Ford Mercury, Inc. Former Commissioner Moran had directed review of the Administrative Law Judge's decision "for error," and the employer filed a petition asking the Commission to look at safety and health across different occupations in…
American Urethane Co., Inc.
Commission reinstates medical-surveillance citation but leaves another charge vacated
American Urethane Company manufactured urethane tires and wheels and was cited under the rules for employee exposure to 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine. The Secretary moved at the hearing to remove part of item 6 concerning medical surveillance and first-aid procedures, while the judge separately vacated…
Western Waterproofing Co., Inc.
Commission affirms serious unguarded-floor violation for subcontractor's exposed workers
Western Waterproofing was a subcontractor whose employees patched concrete columns at the unguarded edge of a building's sixth floor without fall protection. The company sought to suppress the compliance officer's observations because he saw the condition before presenting credentials to its…
American Barrel Company, Inc.
Commission finds commerce coverage during corporate wind-down and orders rehearing
American Barrel Company had stopped its regular barrel-reconditioning operations and was winding up the corporation when OSHA inspected after a workplace fire. Employees were still keeping the books and dismantling machinery for sale as scrap metal. The judge dismissed the case because he found the…
Krengel Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Krengel Manufacturing Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission…
United Painting Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving United Painting Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Morse Diesel, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Morse Diesel, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
Grossman Steel and Aluminum Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Grossman Steel and Aluminum Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
Otis Elevator Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Otis Elevator Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
Robert's Sheet Metal Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a consolidated case involving Robert's Sheet Metal Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
Edward B. Fitzpatrick Jr., Assoc., Inc.; Schiavone Construction Co., A Joint Venture
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving a joint venture between Edward B. Fitzpatrick Jr., Assoc., Inc. and Schiavone Construction Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for…
Kokosing Construction Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Kokosing Construction Co., Inc., a construction employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections…
Marathon Battery Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Marathon Battery Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
W. S. Cifers Construction Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving W. S. Cifers Construction Company, Inc., a construction employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed…
Gamar Electromatic Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Gamar Electromatic Corp. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
E. E. Fairchild Corp.; Schaefer-Ross, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a consolidated case involving E. E. Fairchild Corp. and Schaefer-Ross, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections…
E. C. Ernst, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving E. C. Ernst, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
Electronic Reproduction Service Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Electronic Reproduction Service Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
The Thompson Construction Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving The Thompson Construction Corp., a construction employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections…
Remsco Associates
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Remsco Associates. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
Goodwin & Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Goodwin & Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a steel manufacturer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked…
J. P. Patti Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving J. P. Patti Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
Boetel Sign Products, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Boetel Sign Products, Inc., a sign manufacturer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked…
Bayside Roofing Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Bayside Roofing Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
American Can Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving American Can Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
C & W Roofing Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving C & W Roofing Co., Inc., a roofing contractor. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
Scientific Coating Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Scientific Coating Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company, a railroad employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side…
Kelley's Hilltop Lanes
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Kelley's Hilltop Lanes, a bowling establishment. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked…
Belcher-Evans Millwork Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Belcher-Evans Millwork Co., Inc., a millwork employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or…
Brunswick Mockingbird Lanes
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Brunswick Mockingbird Lanes, a bowling establishment operated by Brunswick Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review)…
BRB Contractors, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving BRB Contractors, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
I.J. Products Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving I.J. Products Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Nip-Co Manufacturing, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Nip-Co Manufacturing, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Halliburton Services
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Halliburton Services. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
H. C. Lewis d/b/a, H. C. Lewis General Contractor
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving H. C. Lewis, doing business as H. C. Lewis General Contractor. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the…
Southwestern Industrial Contractors and Riggers, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Southwestern Industrial Contractors and Riggers, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission…
Stimson Contracting Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Stimson Contracting Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Jerry Botchlet Masonry Construction Co.
Commission narrows scaffold citation and reduces penalty to $50
Jerry Botchlet Masonry Construction employees worked from a main scaffold about 20 feet high and two lower relay scaffolds. The main scaffold had a toprail but lacked a midrail and toeboard, while the relay scaffolds were temporarily unguarded after being lowered and stocked. The Commission found…
Matter of Werk
Expunged first offense did not support deportation
A German permanent resident faced deportation after a Wisconsin marijuana possession conviction. A state court later vacated the conviction, discharged him, and dismissed the criminal proceedings under Wisconsin's former first offender law. The Board held that a conviction expunged under the…
Matter of Fulgencio
Labor-certification exemption was not established
A 54-year-old Portuguese visitor conceded deportability after remaining in the United States beyond her authorized stay. She applied to adjust status to lawful permanent residence and argued that she should be exempt from the labor-certification requirement because she did not intend to work. The…
Matter of Gutierrez
Waiver of counsel upheld in deportation proceeding
A Mexican lawful permanent resident appealed after an immigration judge found him deportable for a conviction involving possession of 30 pounds of marihuana with intent to distribute. He argued that the hearing violated due process because he had no counsel. The Board found that the immigration…
Stone & Webster Engineering
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it…
H & C Equipment Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving H & C Equipment Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
ACME Paper Tube Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving ACME Paper Tube Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Page & Wirtz Construction Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Page & Wirtz Construction Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
Matter of Ramirez
Late marriage did not establish child status for immigration benefits
A United States citizen petitioned for immediate relative status for his father. The petitioner was born out of wedlock in El Salvador, was recognized by his father the day after birth, and was later legitimized by his parents' marriage when he was 21. The Board held that the later marriage did not…
El Greco Painting & Contracting Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving El Greco Painting & Contracting Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it…
Metro Building Services, Inc.
Fall-protection citation for a window washer in a boatswain's chair, one item cut to de minimis and the other affirmed
Metro Building Services is a commercial exterior building and window cleaning firm. OSHA inspected a jobsite in Tampa, Florida where one of its employees was cleaning windows suspended 55 feet up in a boatswain's chair on a 10-story building. OSHA issued a serious citation with a $700 penalty for…
Seven-up Bottling Co. of Plainfield, New Jersey
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Seven-Up Bottling Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Elelich Insulation, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Elelich Insulation, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Glenwood Concrete Floors, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Glenwood Concrete Floors, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
Ace Powell Bronze Foundry
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Ace Powell Bronze Foundry. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Montgomery AMC Drilling, Ltd.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Montgomery AMC Drilling, Ltd. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
Matter of Thorpe
Privacy Act claims rejected and case remanded for relief review
A visitor from Barbados was found deportable after remaining in the United States beyond her authorized stay. Her employer had applied for labor certification, and she sought to suppress evidence from that application under the Privacy Act. The Board held that she lacked standing to assert a…
What these documents are
- The agencies: Federal workers' compensation appeals from the Department of Labor's Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), federal-sector labor-relations cases from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), Longshore Act and Black Lung Benefits Act appeals from the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board (BRB), precedent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB), and whistleblower and other labor appeals from the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB). Each decision page names its agency.
- Commission, Board and Authority decisions: Rulings by the agency's highest review level (the Commission at OSHRC and FMSHRC, the Authority at FLRA, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Review Board at Labor, and 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.