Federal agency decisions, searchable in plain English.
Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) and mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), each with a plain-English summary, the standards it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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Secretary of Labor v. The American Coal Company
Secretary of Labor v. The American Coal Company (FMSHRC LAKE 2011-13): Two unions allowed into settlement-review case
The UMWA and USW sought to intervene in a case concerning how section 110(k) governs Commission review of Mine Act settlements. The Secretary opposed intervention because neither union represented miners at the mine involved. The Commission found that both unions had a sufficient legally…
Secretary of Labor v. Duffy, Inc. and Dennis S. Bell
Secretary of Labor v. Duffy, Inc. and Dennis S. Bell (FMSHRC PENN 2011-243-M et al.): Consent to a stay defeated the delay-based dismissal request
Duffy, Inc. and foreman Dennis Bell sought dismissal of company and individual penalty proceedings based on alleged enforcement delays. Judge William S. Steele held that the Secretary timely filed the company penalty petition and that later delays were reasonable or occurred during a stay Duffy had…
What these documents are
- Commission decisions: Rulings by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission itself, the highest level of agency review. These are citable as Commission precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by OSHRC Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.
- 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 OSHRC public release, and the full text on the page is that release. The plain-English summaries are written by Ezel.