The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Denies UMWA, <em>et al</em>. Writ of Mandamus Action for Emergency Temporary Standards to Address COVID-19.
July 23, 2020
In June, the United Mine Workers of America, International Union and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC filed a petition for a writ of mandamus on June 15, 2020, to require the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) to act in response to COVID-19. The petition invoked the extraordinary…