NC Advocates For Justice Contempt 12 05 08
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The document discusses various aspects of contempt and administrative appeals in North Carolina workers' compensation law. It notes that certain administrative orders can be enforced during an appeal absent a stay. It also outlines the requirements for a finding of contempt, including that the noncompliance was willful and the person was able to comply or take measures to comply. Discovery sanctions are preferred over contempt except for egregious failures to comply with discovery orders.
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ACCORDING TO LEGAL DICTIONARY IT IS A PROCESS BY WHICH AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY ISSUES AN ORDER, SUCH ORDER BEING AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE, INJUNCTIVE, OR DECLARATORY IN FORM.
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Legal Aspects of Safety and HealthUnit V Assessment Bottom of .docx
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Unit V Assessment
Bottom of Form
Question 1
When OSHA requests a court to issue a warrant, it must establish what to justify the search?
a relaxed possible cause standard
historical record of violations
a relaxed probable cause standard
none of the above, because it has the right to do so without justification based on Section 8(e)
4 points
Question 2
All of the following factors are used to determine if the common law audit attorney/client privilege exists except which one?
Whether there is a low public interest in encouraging audits of this type to be considered.
Whether there is a strong likelihood that not applying the privilege in this context will discourage companies from conducting these types of audits.
Whether the information at issue was generated in the course of a self-audit conducted by the company.
Whether the company intentionally preserved the confidentiality of the information.
4 points
Question 3
All of the following are ways for the employer to attempt to challenge a warrant in federal court (after a compliance officer arrives at the workplace already armed with the warrant) except which one?
Refuse entry to the compliance officer and wait to defend the Secretary of Labor's motion for contempt.
Permit the inspection to proceed under protest and later move to suppress the evidence gathered during the inspection.
Refuse entry to the compliance officer and go to the federal court to preemptively challenge OSHA's right to a warrant.
Refuse entry to the compliance officer and move to quash the warrant.
4 points
Question 4
What gives a company the ability to literally inspect itself and thereby find and resolve problems before they become legal liabilities?
Cost benefit analysis
Consultants
Auditing
Because it was the right thing to do
4 points
Question 5
What term is applied to a privilege created by the courts, as opposed to that created by a legislature?
Congressional
Presidential
Judicial
Common Law
4 points
Question 6
What section of the Act and what records will a compliance officer cite and ask for in an opening conference?
Section 8 (d), and OSHA Form 203-207
Section 8 (e), and Hazardous Materials Inventory
Section 8 (c), and OSHA Form 300 (OSHA 300 Log)
Section 8 (c), and OSHA Form 200
4 points
Question 7
Which of the following statements is false?
The evidence collected by compliance officers during walk arounds will be used by OSHA to prove alleged citations.
A pre-citation settlement can be a favorable way to resolve an enforcement action.
It is a good idea to keep a duplicate copy of all documents produced to OSHA to help for negotiations or hearings.
A good resource to help understand OSHA inspections is OSHA's Compliance Understanding Catalogue.
4 points
Question 8
Confidentiality is a critical factor for securing the common law audit privilege. What case showed that, like other evidentia ...
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