No penalty is a good penalty, but many Department of Labor fines just got worse – including those that can be assessed against mine operators. The agency just published a final rule.
As the calendar turns to a new year, the Mine Safety and Health Administration appears to have found its footing – and that means mine operators need to be on their toes in 2023. After.
National Miners Day, celebrated each year on Dec. 6, serves as a stark reminder of the importance of regulations for the safety of coal miners across the nation.
The pattern of violations screening process examines all of the nation’s mines and identifies mines with a high number of significant and substantial violations and other safety and health compliance problems.
Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a memo, Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing. The essence of that memo was for an employer to obtain relief during a criminal prosecution, it had to cooperate completely in holding individuals accountable.