Francis ScialabbaA federal appeals court recently overturned a rule that requires employers to keep track of work-related mental illnesses.
The rule, which falls under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), was invoked in a lawsuit filed by Exxon Mobil last March. The company was cited by OSHA for failing to record an employee’s diagnosis with post-traumatic stress disorder, and Exxon Mobil subsequently challenged the citat
ion.In a July 21 opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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