January 31, 2023
A worker who sues an employer over dangerous job conditions must drop their lawsuit if the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates but doesn't find workplace safety violations, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday, becoming the first federal appellate court to speak to whether OSH Act lawsuits can outlast agency probes.
February 04, 2022
A group of former senior U.S. Department of Labor officials are urging the Third Circuit to revive a suit alleging the government didn't do enough to protect meatpackers from COVID-19, arguing that the lower court made an "absurd" interpretation of the statute.