The federal agency overseeing mine safety and health has been undergoing a bit of a transformation over the past several years, and employers can expect to see the most significant change in a matter of weeks. The Mine Safety...more
Excavations and trenches have become so commonplace on worksites that some employers and employees have developed a sense of complacency with some of the most basic requirements of excavation safety. To counter this, the...more
Section 105(c)(1) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (“Mine Act”) provides “No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against . . . or otherwise interfere with the exercise of the statutory rights of any...more
The legal basis of interference is in Section 105(c)(1) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (“Mine Act”) - “No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against . . . or otherwise interfere with the exercise...more
4/22/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Interference Claims ,
Mine Act ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
NLRA ,
Protected Activity ,
Protected Class ,
Totality of Circumstances Test ,
Workplace Safety