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Cardinal Sin – Construction Contractor’s Alleged Failure to Abate OSHA Citations Results in Big Penalties

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on July 23, 2021

Posted in OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Litigation

By Adam R. Young, Mark A. Lies, II, Daniel R. Birnbaum and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: By ignoring the terms of a settlement agreement it had with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), a New Jersey roofing contractor now faces more than $600,000 in penalties after numerous citations for allegedly failing to abate 2020 OSHA …
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Angelica Decision (Finally) Enhances OSHA’s Burden to Establish a Repeat Citation

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on August 31, 2018

Posted in OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Litigation

By Mark A. Lies, II, James L. Curtis, Daniel Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: New Review Commission decision refines the definition of what OSHA must prove to establish a “Repeat” violation.

On September 30, 2008, OSHA issued a citation to Angelica Textile Services, Inc., a commercial laundry, alleging ten Serious and four Repeat items.
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