LawSnap Briefingshttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/2026-01-30T00:00:00ZPrimary-source legal briefings from LawSnap.Penalty Contest Reopening: When the Commission Will (and Won't) Forgive a Missed Deadlinehttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/penalty-contest-reopening/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZSecretary of Labor v. Wyo-Ben, Inc., WEST 2023-0320 (FMSHRC)Significant and Substantial Test: Commission Revisits Four Decades of S&S Jurisprudence, Signals Potential Return to Statutory Texthttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/ss-test-peabody-reconsidered-2024/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZSecretary of Labor v. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co., PENN 2021-0084, (FMSHRC)Settlement Authority: Commission May Review Citation Vacaturs When Part of Settlement Packagehttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/settlement-vacatur-commission-review-2024/2026-04-23T00:00:00Zthe "Settlement Authority" case, reviewing Secretary of Labor's authority to settle disputes without approval from the FMSHRC Secretary of Labor v. Crimson Oak Grove Resources, 24-1294 (D.C. Cir.)On-Shift Examinations: Commission Requires Assessment of Fall Hazards From All Reasonably Necessary Vantage Pointshttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/onshift-exam-vantage-points-2024/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZSecretary of Labor v. Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc., KENT 2022-0079 - KENT 2022-0084 (FMSHRC)MSHA Approves ANSI Consensus Standards as Alternative Path for Electric Equipment Certification in Gassy Mineshttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/electric-equipment-ansi-standards-approved-2024/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZTesting, Evaluation, and Approval of Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories (RIN RIN 1219-AB93)Contest Deadlines: Federal Holidays Extend Filing Period Even When Following Weekendhttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/contest-deadline-holiday-extension-2024/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZSecretary of Labor v. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC, PENN 2025-0041 (FMSHRC)MSHA Civil Penalties Increase 2.6% Under Annual Inflation Adjustmenthttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/civil-penalties-inflation-increase-2025/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZFederal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025 (RIN 1290-AA50)MSHA Lowers Silica Exposure Limit to 50 µg/m³ for All Mineshttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/silica-exposure-limit-lowered-2024/2026-01-30T00:00:00Zthe "Silica Rule" Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection (RIN 1219-AB36)
Currently under review in Sorptive Minerals v. MSHA, 21-1889 (8th Cir.)Penalty Contest Deadlines: Commission Reopens Final Order Based on Good Faith Mistake in Document Processinghttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/penalty-contest-reopening-good-faith-mistake-2025/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZSecretary of Labor v. Wyo-Ben, Inc., WEST 2023-0320 (FMSHRC)Penalty Contest Deadlines: Commission Denies Reopening After Five-Month Delay and Vague Explanationshttps://lawsnap.com/briefings/penalty-contest-reopening-denied-2025/2026-04-23T00:00:00ZSecretary of Labor v. U.S. Aggregates, Inc., LAKE 2025-0315 (FMSHRC)