September 16, 2026

Judges Reject Free-Speech Challenge To Bans On ‘Advance’ Inspection Warnings


May 16, 2022 at 05:43 PM
A federal appeals court has denied a Kentucky mining firm’s bid to narrow or even scrap as unconstitutional the statutory ban on warning employers or workers of imminent safety inspections, rejecting the company’s argument that the restriction -- which appears in both the Mine Safety and Health Act and the OSH Act -- violates its free-speech rights.

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