OSHA

The Administrative Review Board issues final agency decisions for the Secretary of Labor in cases arising under a wide range of worker protection laws, primarily involving environmental, transportation, and securities whistleblower protection.  The below list includes decisions of the Administrative...

On May 31, 2016 the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it had launched a pilot for its first severe violator enforcement program for employers that continually and willfully disregard the rights of whistleblowers. OSHA's "Whistleblower-Severe Violator...

On April 18, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The final rule explains the burdens of proof, remedies and statute of limitations similar to other...

The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fallen for a trap laid by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber and its big corporate allies have led a long campaign dedicated to eroding protections for whistleblowers who...

USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board July 2015 Barco Enterprises, Inc., ARB No. 13-041 (ARB July 31, 2015) Decision and Order of Remand PDF Dady v. Harley Marine Services, Inc., ARB Nos. 13-076, -077, ALJ No. 2012-SPA-2 (ARB July...

USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board May 2015   Mack Strickland, ARB No. 13-088 (ARB June 30, 2015) Decision and Order of Remand PDF Administrator, Wage and Hour Div., USDOL v. 5 Star Forestry, LLC, ARB No. 14-021, ALJ...

USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board May 2015   Graves v. MV Transportation, Inc., ARB No. 15-058, ALJ No. 2015-NTS-1 (ARB May 29, 2015) Order Denying Interlocutory Appeal PDF Summary: INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL; ALJ’S DENIAL OF MOTION FOR SECOND AMENDMENT...

USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board April 2015 Associated General Contractors of Maine, ARB No. 13-043 (ARB Apr. 30, 2015) Final Decision and Order PDF Summary: ARB summarily affirmed the Administrator's final ruling denying AGC-Maine’s request for reconsideration...

USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board March 2015  Review summaries Abdur-Rahman v. Dekalb County, ARB Nos. 13-080, -085, ALJ Nos. 2006-WPC-2 and 3 (ARB Mar. 30, 2015) Final Decision and Order Affirming Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs...

USDOL/OALJ Reporter Decisions of the Administrative Review Board February 2015 See Case summaries:   International Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, ARB No. 13-086 (ARB Feb. 27, 2015) Final Decision and Order PDF Summary: The ARB summarily affirmed the Principal...