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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Daniel B. Lowe v. Veris Gold USA, Inc.
Daniel B. Lowe v. Veris Gold USA, Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2014-614-DM): Secretary's reconsideration motion denied
Daniel Lowe had prevailed on his self-filed Mine Act discrimination complaint against Veris Gold, but the Judge had not yet determined damages or other relief. The Secretary of Labor asked the Judge to vacate that ruling, arguing that an order to file a civil-penalty petition effectively made the…
Star Mine Operations, LLC v. Secretary of Labor
Star Mine Operations, LLC v. Secretary of Labor (FMSHRC WEST 2015-100-RM): Pattern notice contest dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
MSHA issued Star Mine Operations a written pattern-of-violations notice after Star Mine had sold the Revenue Mine to another company. Star Mine asked the Commission to review the notice, arguing that MSHA continued to identify it publicly as the operator and that dismissal would deny it due…
Shelter Creek Capital, LLC
Shelter Creek Capital, LLC (FMSHRC SE 2012-100-M): Counsel's filing error did not justify reopening
Shelter Creek sent a proposed assessment to its lawyer, but office staff placed the contest form in the client file instead of mailing it to MSHA. The operator asked the Commission to reopen the final assessment and moved to strike the Secretary's late opposition. The Commission held that a client…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.