By Louise Esola – April 20, 2026 The U.S. Postal Service failed to overturn Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations alleging asbestos-related safety violations at its Kenton Station facility in Portland, Oregon, with an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission judge affirming four violations and assessing $22,460 in penalties. In the decision, issued March 16 … Read more
March 10, 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently vacated four Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for letter carriers in Benton, Arkansas; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, exposed to excessive heat. The commissioners concluded that OSHA failed to identify economically and … Read more
(October 22, 2014) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently issued an important ruling for employers who have to deal with conflicting reporting and confidentiality requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) and the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. In Secretary of Labor v. United … Read more