By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

In a review of an Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled this week to vacate a $490,000 penalty for failure to employ machine guards to prevent the ejection of a workpiece
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By Brent I. Clark, Meagan Newman, and Anne D. Harris

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued substantial citations for various safety violations to a vocational rehabilitation and counseling center for young adults in Florida.

Teen Challenge of Florida Inc., a nonprofit organization that offers assistance to at-risk young adults received twenty-five safety and health violations totaling
Continue Reading Students Are Now Employees? OSHA Issues Citations To Vocational Rehabilitation Center For Alleged Safety Violations