Doran and Lopez Every January, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) civil penalties typically increase in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. The current year is no exception. The maximum penalty for most …

… Safety & Health Review Commission (FMSHRC, or the commission) is independent … the first instance by an FMSHRC administrative law judge (ALJ). Hearings … commission. At the appellate level, FMSHRC can consist of up to …

Doran and Lopez We often hear from mine operators who are frustrated that their substantial best efforts to develop and maintain a strong safety compliance record were undermined by conditions and practices created by contractors working on their property. …

… Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Federal Mine Safety Health Review Commission, Department of Energy, US Environmental … Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Federal Mine Safety Health Review Commission, Department of Energy, US Environmental …

Lopez Doran In a 2-1 decision issued in April, the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission took what it characterized as a “common sense” approach and held that the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) does not have jurisdiction to …

Erin Beatty Erin L. Beatty has joined the University of Arkansas' Office of the General Counsel on the Fayetteville campus, following a nationwide search. She is one of five attorneys assigned to the campus, which has more than 27,000 students. JoAnn …

… a large contingent outside of FMSHRC,” Rajkovich wrote in the memo … Mary Lu Jordan, a former FMSHRC chair and commissioner, for the … lawyer, and Stock, the former FMSHRC general counsel, said the chair …

… at $4.619. ICYMI: FRESH FMSHRC DRAMA: The Federal Mine Safety …

… at a difficult time for FMSHRC, a small, independent government panel … said in an email that FMSHRC was subpoenaed by the office … know about any subpoenas to FMSHRC before being contacted by E …

… for miners for decades.” - FMSHRC Chair Art Traynor The commission …