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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Scott D. McGlothlin v. Dominion Coal Corporation
Scott D. McGlothlin v. Dominion Coal Corporation (FMSHRC VA 2014-233-D): Part 90 pay cut held discriminatory before relief phase
Scott McGlothlin was a continuous-miner operator who began the medical evaluation process for Part 90 protection after being diagnosed with pneumoconiosis. While that evaluation was pending, Dominion permanently reassigned him to less-dusty scoop work and reduced his hourly pay from $35 to $25.67…
Scott McGlothlin v. Dominion Coal Corporation
Scott McGlothlin v. Dominion Coal Corporation (FMSHRC VA 2014-233-D): Hearing continued for Part 90 summary-decision briefing
Scott McGlothlin claimed that Dominion Coal reduced his hourly pay after he exercised Part 90 protections based on pneumoconiosis. Part 90 allows an eligible miner to transfer to a lower-dust job without losing the regular rate of pay received immediately before exercising that option. Judge Jerold…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.