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Judges Reject OSH Act Preemption In Amazon Workers’ COVID Safety Suit


October 18, 2022 at 03:29 PM
A federal appeals court has overturned a district judge’s ruling that invoked OSHA’s “primary jurisdiction” over workplace protections from COVID-19 to preempt Amazon warehouse workers’ suit accusing the retailer of violating New York pandemic safeguards, setting a narrow precedent for using that doctrine to limit suits over state policies.

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