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US appeals court: employees cannot continue action against OSHA after close of enforcement proceedings

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Tuesday affirmed a ruling holding that the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) does not allow an employee to maintain an action against the Secretary of Labor seeking relief for dangerous working conditions after the Department of Labor (DOL) has completed enforcement proceedings.

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NLRB, OSHA Agree To Strengthen Collaboration

Law 360

Top officials at the National Labor Relations Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that their agencies will be working more closely together in efforts to improve on-the-job safety at U.S. workplaces.

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NJ Court Can't Reinstate Jobs For Exxon Whistleblowers

Law 360

A New Jersey federal judge declined to enforce the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's preliminary order to restore the jobs of two former ExxonMobil analysts while the agency continues evaluating their whistleblower claims, reasoning that it only has jurisdiction over final orders.

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OSHA Cites 3 More Amazon Warehouses For Safety Issues

Law 360

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations Wednesday against three Amazon warehouses that it said exposed workers to ergonomic hazards, two weeks after the agency lodged similar citations against three other Amazon warehouses.

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Are School Shooting Drills Safe for Today’s Youth?

The Crime Report

Today, lockdown drills have become almost as commonplace as fire drills , a fact that has ignited a heated public debate around the balance between a desire to safeguard children against potentially violent situations and to protect their mental, emotional and physical health from the damage that some say these drills can cause.

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In far cry from usual textualism, court rejects veteran’s attempt to reopen a benefits denial based on legal error

SCOTUSBlog

Share On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a VA benefits decision that was based on an agency regulation in effect at the time the decision was rendered does not constitute “clear and unmistakable error” even if the agency regulation is later deemed to conflict with the text of the relevant benefits statute.

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NALA Receives Accreditation of the Certified Paralegal Program

Paralegal Mentor

The NCCA Standards are comprehensive and cover all aspects of the certification program, including administration, assessment development and recertification. ICE's mission is to advance credentialing through education, standards, research, and advocacy to ensure competence across professions and occupations.