Legal Opinion
American Dental Ass'n v. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1993No. Nos. 91-3865, 92-1482PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In 1991 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration promulgated a rule on occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. 56 Fed.Reg. 64004, 57 Fed.Reg. 29206, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030. The rule is designed to protect health care workers from viruses, particularly those causing Hepatitis B and AIDS, that can be transmitted in the blood of patients. Promulgated after a protracted notice-and-comment rulemaking proceeding, the rule and its supporting reasons occupy 178 densely packed pages in the Federal Register. Most employers in the health care industry have accepted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Industrial Union Dept., AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Alvin Hunter v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation, Engine Division, and Andre J. Lambert, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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