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24Jan

Rising Tides: MSHA Penalties Increase For 2020

Fisher Phillips | | Return|
No penalty is a good penalty, but many Department of Labor fines just got worse – including those that can be assessed against mining employers. The agency published a final rule that increases the maximum civil penalties that federal agencies can...
By: Fisher Phillips
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/rising-tides-msha-penalties-increase-14502/

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