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Secretary of Labor v. C.R. Meyer & Sons Company, Inc. and C.R. Meyer & Sons Company, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Labor v. C.R. Meyer & Sons Company, Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2014-482-M): MSHA may cite an operator for ignoring a temporary reinstatement order
C.R. Meyer & Sons, a contractor at the Mountain Pass mine and mill, laid off pipefitter Dustin Rodriguez, who then filed a discrimination complaint. A Commission judge ordered the company to reinstate him immediately while the complaint was pending. The company told the judge it would not put…
Secretary of Labor obo Jeffrey Pappas v. CalPortland Company
Secretary of Labor obo Jeffrey Pappas v. CalPortland Company (FMSHRC WEST 2016-156-DM): Temporary reinstatement survived mine sale
Jeffrey Pappas had worked at the Oro Grande cement plant for 16 years and previously settled a discrimination complaint that returned him to work. When CalPortland bought the plant, it retained most of the existing workforce but did not offer Pappas a position after consulting the predecessor's…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Cheryl Garcia v. Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Cheryl Garcia v. Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2014-789-DM): Economic reinstatement request denied
A prior order temporarily reinstated Cheryl Garcia to her former job but declined to require Veris Gold to pay her without receiving her labor. The Secretary sought reconsideration after management changes and Garcia's concerns about returning to the mine, asking the judge to impose economic…
C.R. Meyer and Sons Company
C.R. Meyer and Sons Company (FMSHRC WEST 2013-618-DM): Stay of temporary reinstatement denied
An administrative law judge ordered C.R. Meyer and Sons to temporarily reinstate Dustin Rodriguez while his discrimination case proceeded. The operator sought a stay during its Commission appeal, arguing that no work was available and that it could not recover wages and benefits if it ultimately…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Russell Ratliff v. Cobra Natural Resources, LLC
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Russell Ratliff v. Cobra Natural Resources, LLC (FMSHRC WEVA 2013-368-D): Proposed reinstatement cutoff rejected
A judge had ordered Cobra Natural Resources to temporarily reinstate Russell Ratliff while his Mine Act discrimination claim proceeded. The Secretary and Cobra later proposed economic reinstatement instead of returning Ratliff to work. Their agreement would have ended Cobra's payment obligation if…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Norman Deck v. FTS International Proppants, LLC
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Norman Deck v. FTS International Proppants, LLC (FMSHRC CENT 2012-689-DM): Temporary reinstatement affirmed after anonymous accident report
Norman Deck anonymously told MSHA that an accident at FTS International Proppants' Brewer Quarry had not been reported, and FTS fired him fourteen days later. An ALJ found the discrimination complaint was not frivolously brought and ordered temporary reinstatement. The Commission held that…
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.