September 16, 2026

4th Circuit Backs Dismissal Of South Carolina’s OSHA Fees Challenge

By Lara Beaven
June 24, 2026 at 06:55 PM
The 4th Circuit is upholding a lower court’s dismissal of South Carolina’s challenge to an OSHA rule requiring states to match annual increases to federal OSH Act penalties, finding South Carolina’s arguments seeking to reinstate the litigation “hold no water.”

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