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May 24, 2025

Texas Drilling Company Joins Push Targeting OSHRC’s Constitutionality

May 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Texas drilling company is asking a federal district court to vacate a workplace safety citation and declare the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) unconstitutional on multiple grounds, becoming at least the second company to raise such arguments about OSHRC in the wake of a landmark high court decision. “Despite the Supreme Court’s clear pronouncements, Congress has failed to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to bring OSHRC in compliance with the minimum constitutional requirements,”...

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