Federal Agency Decisions
Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board, 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 on behalf of Rodney Payne v. Spiro Mining, LLC, and Its Successors
Economic reinstatement ends after missed filing deadline
Spiro Mining had agreed to temporarily reinstate Rodney Payne economically while his discrimination complaint was pending. The Secretary later determined that no violation occurred and dismissed her case, but the judge kept reinstatement in place for 30 days so Payne could file his own section…
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.
Discrimination complaint dismissed
Joseph M. Ondreako alleged that Kennecott Utah Copper demoted him and selected him for a layoff because he raised mine safety concerns and contacted MSHA. He also challenged discipline following an accident involving a large open-pit copper mine shovel. After an evidentiary hearing, the judge found…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Joseph M. Ondreako v. Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.
Temporary reinstatement dissolved
Judge Richard W. Manning had ordered Kennecott Utah Copper to temporarily reinstate Joseph M. Ondreako while MSHA investigated his discrimination allegations. MSHA later determined that the facts did not constitute a violation of section 105(c) and informed the judge that it would not file a…
Reading Anthracite Company
Temporary reinstatement restored pending Commission review
Reading Anthracite Company was involved in a Mine Act discrimination proceeding concerning Leonard Bernardyn, a haulage truck driver. The Administrative Law Judge dismissed the Secretary's complaint and dissolved Bernardyn's temporary reinstatement order. The Commission held that the order could…
What these documents are
- The agencies: Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Each decision page names its agency.
- Commission and Board decisions: Rulings by the agency's highest review level (the Commission at OSHRC and FMSHRC, 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.