April 16, 2012 at 05:04 PM
The Supreme Court has turned down a request from an industry trade group to decide whether the safety standard process in the OSH Act is constitutional. The court, in a list of orders released Monday, says it has denied the request to take up the case following a federal Appeals Court ruling on the matter. The trade group, representing maritime employers, asked the Supreme Court to decide if the occupational safety standard-setting process outlined in the OSH Act is constitutional, arguing that a “cloud” has hung over the act for decades because the courts have never clearly established whethe