June 03, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court is holding off on deciding if it will review a split decision from the Sixth Circuit that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's authority to set workplace safety standards is constitutional, a ruling that the lower federal appellate court declined to rehear in December.
December 20, 2023
The full Sixth Circuit won't revisit an August panel's finding that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's authority to set "reasonably necessary or appropriate" workplace safety standards is constitutional, rejecting on Wednesday a general contractor's bid for en banc review.
October 12, 2023
Americans for Prosperity, a conservative political think tank founded by the Koch brothers, has urged the Sixth Circuit to reconsider its split panel decision that the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration's workplace standard-setting system is constitutional, arguing there was "no way to sweep this constitutional disorder under the rug."
August 23, 2023
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's authority to set "reasonably necessary or appropriate" workplace-safety standards is constitutional, a split Sixth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, affirming an Ohio federal judge's summary judgment order rejecting a general contractor's argument that OSHA's authority violates the nondelegation doctrine.