People Over Profits: Why a Private Right of Action in the Occupational Safety and Health Act is Necessary During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

Olivia Nevola, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) lacks a private right of action, leaving employees without direct legal recourse against employers for violations, despite the critical need for such protections, especially highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The note argues that amending the Act to include an explicit private right of action would enhance enforcement, hold employers accountable, and provide necessary remedies for workers, supplementing the insufficient administrative process and workers' compensation laws.

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Labor and Employment Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Olivia Nevola, People Over Profits: Why a Private Right of Action in the Occupational Safety and Health Act is Necessary During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 29 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 845 (2023).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol29/iss3/9