The 10th Circuit has upheld OSHA citations against a Colorado psychiatric hospital for failing to prevent workplace violence, rejecting arguments that the agency lacked authority under the OSH Act’s General Duty Clause to issue the citations and that an administrative law judge (ALJ) erred in backing the citations.
September 17, 2026
The 10th Circuit has upheld OSHA citations against a Colorado psychiatric hospital for failing to prevent workplace violence, rejecting arguments that the agency lacked authority under the OSH Act’s General Duty Clause to issue the citations and that an administrative law judge (ALJ) erred in backing the citations.
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The 11th Circuit has rejected a Georgia construction company’s challenge to OSHA’s multi-employer policy, finding the company failed to preserve for appeal most of its objections and that it failed to demonstrate that compliance with specific safety standards was infeasible.
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The 11th Circuit has rejected a Georgia construction company’s challenge to OSHA’s multi-employer policy, finding the company failed to preserve for appeal most of its objections and that it failed to demonstrate that compliance with specific safety standards was infeasible.
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The 6th Circuit has entered a new judgment in an OSHA enforcement case against a paper manufacturing company, clarifying that it is partially vacating an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) order and remanding it for further proceedings, although it is unclear when OSHRC will consider the issue.
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The 6th Circuit has entered a new judgment in an OSHA enforcement case against a paper manufacturing company, clarifying that it is partially vacating an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) order and remanding it for further proceedings, although it is unclear when OSHRC will consider the issue.
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An injury caused by an employee’s personal lithium-ion battery is considered a workplace injury subject to OSHA recordkeeping if the injury occurs at the workplace during working hours, the agency explains in a recent interpretation letter to the federal contractor that operates a key nuclear security facility in Tennessee.
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Occupational medicine experts are decrying the Trump EPA’s proposed revisions to the calculation of risks from formaldehyde, saying the change in the way cancer risks are assessed will increase the number of preventable cancer cases for both workers and some residents.
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The Labor Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its annual report of the department’s top management challenges is highlighting the need for OSHA to address workplace violence, ensure employers report injuries and illnesses, and inspect as many worksites as possible with a limited number of inspectors.
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The Labor Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its annual report of the department’s top management challenges is highlighting the need for OSHA to address workplace violence, ensure employers report injuries and illnesses, and inspect as many worksites as possible with a limited number of inspectors.
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