DOL Petitions Court to Force Postal Service Compliance with Subpoenas
From the article: "...OSHA issued two subpoenas in the New Salem investigation:
A subpoena to re-interview the manager, including making an audio recording of the interview, but the USPS refused to allow the audio recording unless OSHA also hired a court reporter to transcribe the interview.
A document subpoena to obtain relevant documents and information. The USPS refused to produce certain documents.
The DOL has asked the court to enforce both subpoenas.
“OSHA has the power to subpoena employers for necessary information to complete its investigative process,” Michael J. Rivera, OSHA’s Philadelphia regional administrator, said in an agency statement. “Employers cannot refuse to produce relevant documents and are not entitled to dictate the way in which OSHA conducts interviews.”..."
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