Posts Tagged ‘ALJ’
FMSHRC Rules on Correct Standard for Approval of Settlements
On August 2, 2018, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (“Commission”) issued a decision in Secretary v. The American Coal Company, Docket No. LAKE 2011-13, reiterating the correct legal standard to be applied by the Commission and its administrative law judges (“ALJs”) in reviewing proposed settlements. The Commission held that, in effectuating…
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