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OSHA Targets Facilitating Arrest of Injured Worker as Potential Retaliation

Last week, a company and its CEO moved to dismiss a unique complaint brought against them by OSHA in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. OSHA alleges that the Company and its CEO unlawfully retaliated against an injured worker by initiating a law enforcement investigation into the worker’s identity that led to his arrest. OSHA alleges that the worker...

OSHA Announces Highest Proposed Fine of 2019 (More than $1.3 Million)

OSHA announced a major proposed fine of more than $1.3 million earlier this week for a metal heat treatment company in Ohio. The proposed citations and penalties allege that the company exposed employees to atmospheric, thermal, electrical, and mechanical hazards and include 25 willful, serious, and other-than-serious violations.  The allegations relate to confined space issues, falls,...