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 v. West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc. (FMSHRC SE 2009-870-M): briefing stay lifted after discretionary review
The Commission had granted the Secretary of Labor's petition for discretionary review in August 2012 and stayed briefing in the case. After reconsideration, it concluded that briefing would help resolve the issues and lifted the stay. The Secretary was directed to file an opening brief within 30…
Brody Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor, MSHA
Brody Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor (FMSHRC WEVA 2014-82-R, et al.): Interlocutory review granted on pattern rule
The Chief Administrative Law Judge certified questions concerning MSHA's 2013 pattern-of-violations rule for immediate Commission review. The Commission agreed that the issues involved controlling questions of law and that immediate review could materially advance the cases. It granted review of…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.