Scalia v. Angelica Textile Services, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Second Circuit vacates as moot Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission decision that clarified employers’ ability to rebut OSHA citations for “repeated violations”

May 6, 2020

The court held that the Commission’s decision had been mooted by the cited employer’s bankruptcy. The U.S. Chamber had filed an amicus brief urging the court to affirm the Commission’s decision.

U.S. Chamber urges Second Circuit to affirm Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission decision permitting employers to rebut OSHA citations for “repeated violations”

March 6, 2020

Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Tressi L. Cordaro and Melanie L. Paul of Jackson Lewis P.C. served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

Case Documents

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Scalia v. Angelica Textile Services, Inc. (Second Circuit).pdf

Order -- Scalia v. Angelica Textile Services, Inc. (Second Circuit).pdf