Legal Opinion

John H. Quinlan v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 8, 2016No. 14-12347PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Quinlan Enterprises (“Quinlan”), a sole proprietorship that engages in steel erection work, petitions for review of a final decision of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (“Commission”). The Commission held that Quinlan violated standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA” or the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 651, et seq., when two of its employees, a foreman and a subordinate employee, were caught working on a concrete block wall and roof platform without fall protection and using a stepladder in an unsafe manner. This appeal presents an…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. DardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Lewis v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Community for Creative Non-Violence v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by8 opinions

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