To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of contest by an employer following the issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to provide for greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, to provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission with respect to an order issued by the Commission, and to provide for the award of attorneys' fees and costs to small employers when such employers prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise a requirement that, if an employer fails to file a notice of contest within 15 working days following the issuance of a citation or proposed assessment of a penalty, the citation or assessment becomes a final order not subject to review. Provides for an exception if such failure results from mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 July 2005

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 July 2005

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 12 July 2005

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 12 July 2005

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 12 July 2005

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 12 July 2005

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 April 2005

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 April 2005

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 18 April 2005

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 February 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 February 2005

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• Introduced in House

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