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OSHA Obtains Civil Contempt Order, Alleging 'Serial' Violator Refuses To Pay Fines


September 8, 2015 at 05:32 PM
OSHA has successfully pursued a civil contempt order against a small Maine construction employer over his alleged refusal to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in OSH Act fines, as the agency comes under pressure to take the toughest enforcement actions possible against what safety and health activists regard as bad actors -- but the owner accuses OSHA of simply continually harassing him.

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