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IBP, Inc. v. Herman
(D.C. Circuit)
Third-party contractors
The D.C. Circuit ruled on June 2, 1998, that IBP did not have enough control over a third-party contractor's work at its meat processing plant to subject IBP to fines under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The NAM filed an amicus brief supporting IBP's argument that OSHA should not cite the company when the contractor's employees engage in activities that violate the OSH Act. Oral argument was held May 1, 1998, and the NAM provided 5 minutes of oral argument as the amicus (this is quite unusual).
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