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 on behalf of Jeffrey Pappas v. CalPortland Company and Riverside Cement Company
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Jeffrey Pappas v. CalPortland Company and Riverside Cement Company (FMSHRC WEST 2016-264 DM): Privileged discrimination records shielded from discovery
CalPortland and Riverside Cement asked Judge Alan G. Paez to compel the Secretary to produce an MSHA interview, an email, a memorandum, and other documents from Jeffrey Pappas in his discrimination case. The judge found the motion untimely because it came after the discovery deadline and more than…
Daniel B. Lowe v. Veris Gold USA, Inc. and Jerritt Canyon Gold, LLC
Daniel B. Lowe v. Veris Gold USA, Inc. and Jerritt Canyon Gold, LLC (FMSHRC WEST 2014-614 DM): Discovery allowed on additional successor entities
Daniel Lowe sought to add several Whitebox and Sprott entities and individuals as successors liable for discrimination committed by Veris Gold. Judge William B. Moran had already added Jerritt Canyon Gold, the purchaser and new mine operator, but found the existing assertions insufficient to decide…
Secretary of Labor v. North American Quarry and Construction Services, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. North American Quarry and Construction Services, LLC (FMSHRC YORK 2013-212-M, et al.): Parent-company discovery compelled
The Secretary sought documents, an interrogatory answer, and a corporate deposition concerning whether North American Quarry and its parent, Austin Powder, should be treated as a unitary operator. Judge Alan G. Paez held that the requested information addressed interrelated operations, common…
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.