Narrow High Court ‘Deference’ Standard May Limit OSHA Policy Reversals

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April 6, 2020 at 05:44 PM
The Supreme Court’s June 2019 decision curtailing judicial deference to agencies’ regulatory interpretations could make OSHA efforts to reverse prior policies through new guidance vulnerable to court challenges because judges interpret it as bolstering limits on imposing an “unfair surprise” to stakeholders, attorneys say.