A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to insure equal protection of the laws for small business and to provide that any employer who successfully contests a citation or penalty shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.

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Introduced

29 January 1979

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Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Summary

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that any employer who successfully contests a citation or penalty under such Act shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/251
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