People v. Hegedus

We consider in this case whether the criminal sanctions for certain violations of health and safety standards set forth in the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1 preclude the state from prosecuting the defendant for involuntary man slaughter. We hold that the statute does not preempt state action in this case, even though the victim’s death occurred "in the workplace” and was allegedly caused by conduct that violated osha standards. Congress did not intend to preclude the enforcement by this state of its criminal laws simply because the alleged criminal activity occurred in the employment…