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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

5d ago•4 min read

Tenth Circuit Reviews Hospital Safety Penalties Against UHS Delaware

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing administrative penalties imposed on UHS of Delaware and Cedar Springs Hospital for alleged safety violations. The case centers on whether a management company can be held liable for workplace safety violations at a psychiatric facility it manages.

•UHS of Delaware challenges OSHA penalties over safety violations at Cedar Springs Hospital psychiatric facility

•Case centers on whether management companies can be held liable for workplace safety violations at facilities they manage but don't own

•Texas companies must pay over $200,000 in back wages and damages for retaliating against workers

Regulatory

5d ago•4 min read

Labor Department Orders Texas Companies to Pay $200K+ for Asbestos Retaliation

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Texas companies to pay more than $200,000 in back wages and damages to workers who were allegedly fired in retaliation for raising concerns about asbestos exposure in their workplace. The enforcement action highlights federal protections for workers who report safety violations.

•Workers were fired after raising concerns about asbestos exposure in their workplace

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

6d ago•4 min read

8th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in CDL Disability Case

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's summary judgment for United States Environmental Services LLC in a disability discrimination case brought by a former employee who disclosed a heart condition at work. The court held that Donald Stephens was not disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act and did not engage in protected activity.

•8th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for employer in CDL disability discrimination case

•Court found employee was not disabled under ADA despite heart condition disclosure

First Circuit Court of Appeals

First Circuit Revives Design Defect Claims in Fatal Laser-Cutting Death

The First Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed a lower court's dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit against Cincinnati Incorporated, allowing design defect claims to proceed while affirming dismissal of other claims in a case involving a laser-cutting system operator who died when trapped by a descending steel beam.

•First Circuit partially reversed summary judgment, allowing design defect claims to proceed against Cincinnati Incorporated

•Luis Prieto died when trapped by descending steel beam in laser-cutting system manufactured by defendant

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Federal Circuit Dismisses USPS Worker's Back Pay Appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Merit Systems Protection Board decision dismissing Lance McDermott's petition for enforcement of back pay. The court ruled that the United States Postal Service had complied with its payment obligations to McDermott for annual leave and interest.

•Federal Circuit affirmed Merit Systems Protection Board dismissal of McDermott's back pay enforcement petition

•USPS complied with obligations to pay former maintenance mechanic for annual leave and interest

State Court

•Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed $2.84 million jury verdict in workplace death case

Supreme Court of Iowa

Iowa Supreme Court Reverses $2.84M Workplace Death Verdict

The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed a $2.84 million jury verdict awarded to the family of Michael Griffith, who died after falling through an open catwalk gate into machinery at Wendling Quarries. The court held that co-employee gross negligence claims failed as a matter of law due to insufficient evidence.

•Court found insufficient evidence of actual knowledge required for co-employee gross negligence

State Court

•Hawaii Supreme Court accepted certiorari petition filed by Steven Goo on Dec. 22, 2025

Supreme Court of Hawaii

Hawaii Supreme Court to Review Workplace Safety Case Against Royal Hawaiian Movers

The Hawaii Supreme Court has accepted a writ of certiorari in *Sumera v. Goo*, a workplace dispute involving employee Lester Sumera and Royal Hawaiian Movers management. The case will proceed to oral argument before the state's highest court.

•Case involves workplace dispute between employee Lester Sumera and Royal Hawaiian Movers management

•OSHA cited Birmingham construction company for willfully exposing workers to trench collapse hazards

Regulatory

2w ago•4 min read

OSHA Cites Birmingham Firm for Willful Trench Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Birmingham construction company following an investigation that found workers were willfully exposed to trench collapse hazards at a Bessemer worksite. The federal investigation highlights serious workplace safety violations in the construction industry.

•Violations occurred at a construction worksite in Bessemer, Alabama

•New York roofing contractor reached settlement with DOL over willful safety violations

Legal News

3w ago•4 min read

NY Roofing Contractor Settles with DOL Over 2021 Fatal Fall

A New York roofing contractor has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor after willfully failing to protect a worker who died in a fall accident in 2021. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the incident and determined the contractor's safety violations were willful.

•Worker died in preventable fall accident in 2021 due to lack of required protection