Law

You fail to reach an informal settlement
agreement with the area director. You file a
Notice to Contest within the required
15-day period. Your case is assigned to an
administrative law judge (ALJ). Prepare a
document summarizing the case
you will submit to the ALJ. The document should
discuss the following at a minimum:
which citations and penalties you would contest,
the reasoning behind each contested citation and/
or penalty,
documents you would bring to the hearing,
individuals you would use at the hearing,
how the case before the ALJ differs from the
informal conference,
what information will be presented before the ALJ
that was not presented in the informal conference,
and
what information you would request from OSHA
as part of discovery.
You must support your actions with reliable
sources. Your grade will be based on your ability
to present a case to your
professor, serving as the ALJ, to reduce or vacate
either the severity of some citations or the
amount of some penalties. If
you simply state that you accept the citations
and penalties as written, you will receive a
minimal score on the assignment.
Your response must be a minimum of two pages
in length, using at least one reference. All sources
must be cited in the
text and on the reference page, using APA style.
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