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				Employment, Labor, & Pensions  Workplace Safety & Health  General   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2004 Legislative Summary: Asbestos Claims Compensation   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis 2010 Legislative Summary: Mine Safety   Dec. 27, 2010 Legislative Analysis Adamo Wrecking Company v. United States: Brief Summary   Jan. 10, 1978 Case Summary Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila   Jun. 21, 2004 Case Summary Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila   Jun. 21, 2004 Case Summary American Textile Manufacturers Institute v. Donovan, National Cotton Council v. Donovan (452 U.S. 490): Brief Summary   Jun. 17, 1981 Case Summary American Textile Manufacturers Institute v. Donovan; National Cotton Council v. Donovan: Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court Upholding the Cotton Dust Standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Justices Brennan, Stewart, Rehnquist   Jun. 17, 1981 Primary Source Asbestos Fund, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co. v. Buell: Brief Summary   Mar. 24, 1987 Case Summary Atlas Roofing Company Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSAHRC); Irey v. OSAHRC: Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1977 Case Summary Aviation Whistleblowers, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Aviation Worker Fines, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Bipartisan Deal Falls Through On OSHA Ergonomics Rules   2000 Legislative Analysis Bush Signs Bill to Overturn Ergonomics Regulations   2001 Legislative Analysis Changes Proposed for Miners’ Retiree Fund   Apr. 10, 2004 Legislative Analysis Chao v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.   Jan. 9, 2002 Case Summary Coal Mine Safety, 1966 Legislative Chronology   1966 Legislative Analysis Coal Mine Safety, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Collins v. City of Harker Heights, Texas: Brief Summary   Feb. 26, 1992 Case Summary Construction Safety, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Construction Safety, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Crew Documents, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Disabled Workers' Insurance, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Dole v. United Steelworkers of America: Brief Summary   Feb. 21, 1990 Case Summary Donovan v. Dewey (452 U.S. 544): Brief Summary   Jun. 17, 1981 Case Summary Drug Testing Transport Workers, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Drug Testing Transport Workers, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Ergonomics Debate: a Brief History     Legislative Analysis Ergonomics Rules, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Ergonomics Standards, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Federal Railroad Safety, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Federal Workplace Safety, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers of America: Brief Summary   Jan. 8, 1974 Case Summary GOP-Business Alliance Yields Swift Reversal of Ergonomics Rule   2001 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Substances Risk Notification, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Substances Risk Notification, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Health and Business Concerns Clash in COVID-19 Liability Debate   Jul. 27, 2020 Legislative Analysis Health Consequences of Smoking: Cancer and Chronic Lung Disease in the Workplace: Report of the Department of Health and Human Services   Dec. 19, 1985 Primary Source Henderson v. United States: Brief Summary   May 20, 1996 Case Summary Hill Crackdown on Harassment Hung Up Over Definitions   Jul. 30, 2018 Legislative Analysis Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute; Marshall v. American Petroleum Institute: Brief Summary   Jul. 2, 1980 Case Summary Intense Lobbying Gets Under Way Over Whether to Block Ergonomics Rules   2001 Legislative Analysis Mandated Benefits, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Marshall, Secretary of Labor v. Barlow's: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Mandating Search Warrant for OSHA Inspections When Business Owners Refuse to Allow Inspectors to Enter   May 23, 1978 Primary Source Measure Easing OSHA Requirements Makes It Through House, But Likely to Die in Senate   May 22, 2004 Legislative Analysis Metallic Mine Safety, 1966 Legislative Chronology   1966 Legislative Analysis Migratory Workers' Health, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Mine Safety Regulations in a New Spotlight   Jan. 30, 2006 Legislative Analysis Mine Safety Standards, 1977 Legislative Chronology   1977 Legislative Analysis Mine Safety, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Mine Safety, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Mine Safety   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Mine Safety   Jun. 24, 2011 CQ Researcher Mines Buried in Disputed Safety Citations   Nov. 22, 2010 Legislative Analysis Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers   Mar. 10, 2003 Case Summary Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Garris   Jun. 4, 2001 Case Summary Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) On-Site Consultation, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Overhaul, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Overhaul, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environment     Encyclopedia Entry Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety and Health, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety and Health, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Occupational Safety, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Offshore Logistics Inc. v. Tallentire: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1986 Case Summary Postal Service Safety, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Predatory Behavior: The Dark Side of Capitol Hill   Jan. 30, 2017 Legislative Analysis President Bush on Mine Safety Legislation   Jun. 15, 2006 Primary Source Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.   Mar. 19, 2002 Case Summary Railroad Safety Authorization, Fiscal Years 1986-1987   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Railroad Safety Authorization, Fiscal Years 1989-1990   1988 Legislative Analysis Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.: Brief Summary   Jan. 11, 1984 Case Summary Speech by J.A. Califano Jr., U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), and Government Report on Work-Related Cancers   Sep. 15, 1978 Primary Source Teen Labor Law, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich: Brief Summary   Jan. 19, 1994 Case Summary Trump Allows Obama Silica Rule To Go Ahead   Oct. 10, 2017 Legislative Analysis United States v. Olson   Nov. 8, 2005 Case Summary Washington's Repetitive Stress Over Ergonomics Rules     Legislative Analysis Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall: Brief Summary   Feb. 26, 1980 Case Summary Whirlpool Corporation v. Marshall, Secretary of Labor: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That Workers Have Limited Right To Refuse to Perform Tasks Because of Unsafe Conditions. Justice P. Stewart   Feb. 26, 1980 Primary Source Work Safety, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Worker Safety, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Workplace Testing is the Next Big Reopening Challenge   Jul. 13, 2020 Legislative Analysis
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