109th Congress / Bills / H R 739
Title
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of contest by an employer following the issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to provide for greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, to provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission with respect to an order issued by the Commission, and to provide for the award of attorneys' fees and costs to small employers when such employers prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Categories (What are categories?)
Actions and defenses | Administrative remedies | Advice and consent of the Senate | Business | Congress | Department of Labor | Education | Employers' liability | Executive departments | Executive reorganization | Federal officials | Fines (Penalties) | Government employees | Government information | Government paperwork | Higher education | Judicial review | Labor | Law | Legal education | Legal fees | Medical care | Medicine | Occupational health and safety | Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission | Presidential appointments | Presidents | Small business | Term limits
Votes on this bill
| Date | Chamber | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Session 1, roll call 369: On Passage Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act |
