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 obo Tracy A. Lewis v. Tip Top Materials, LLC
Secretary of Labor obo Tracy A. Lewis v. Tip Top Materials, LLC (FMSHRC VA 2021-0008-D): Economic reinstatement agreement approved
The Secretary sought temporary reinstatement for Tracy Lewis while his discrimination complaint against Tip Top Materials remained pending. Tip Top did not timely request a hearing, and Judge Michael G. Young had already ordered Lewis temporarily reinstated. The parties then agreed that Tip Top…
Secretary of Labor obo Tracy A. Lewis v. Tip Top Materials, LLC
Secretary of Labor obo Tracy A. Lewis v. Tip Top Materials, LLC (FMSHRC VA 2021-0008-D): Foreman temporarily reinstated
Tracy Lewis, a foreman at Tip Top Materials, participated in an MSHA investigation concerning his son's alleged firing for making a safety complaint. The Secretary alleged that Lewis was then fired under circumstances suggesting a connection to that protected activity. Tip Top did not timely…
Secretary of Labor obo William R. Whitmore v. Yager Materials Corp.
Secretary of Labor obo William R. Whitmore v. Yager Materials Corp. (FMSHRC KENT 2020-0116 DM, KENT 2020-0117 DM): Safety manager temporarily reinstated
William Whitmore, Yager Materials' maintenance manager, alleged that he reported training problems, COVID-19 protocol concerns, a haul-truck near miss, and equipment safety defects. Yager suspended and fired him soon afterward, stating that he made inappropriate comments about extending a new…
Secretary of Labor obo James McGaughran v. Lehigh Cement Company, LLC
Secretary of Labor obo James McGaughran v. Lehigh Cement Company, LLC (FMSHRC PENN 2020-0015 DM): Incentive-payment enforcement denied
The Secretary asked the Judge to enforce James McGaughran's economic-reinstatement order by requiring Lehigh Cement to pay another $12,000 under its annual incentive plan. The request was filed in the discrimination merits docket rather than the separate temporary-reinstatement docket. The…
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.