ALJ Backs OSHA Violence Citation, House Advances Bill On Standard

The Department of Labor (DOL) is touting a new ruling from an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding OSHA’s citation against a Florida healthcare center finding managers “exposed workers to more than 50 attacks” from residents, shortly after the House passed a bill to mandate a new workplace violence standard. In a May 4 press release, DOL says it recently won “a 170-page decision” from ALJ Dennis Phillips of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) that upholds citations against...