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· 12/23/1982

Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Butler County Mushroom Farm

Citations

  • 454 A.2d 1
  • 499 Pa. 509
  • 1982 Pa. LEXIS 673

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • the enactment of the Pennsylvania Health and Safety Act “unequivocally demonstrates a legislative concern for the safety of employees in their employment environment”
  • the enactment of the Pennsylvania Health and Safety Act \unequivocally demonstrates a legislative concern for the safety of employees in their employment environment\
  • where a particular remedy is not explicitly provided for in a statute, the power to exercise the remedy may nonetheless be implied from the language in the Act
  • where a particular remedy is not explicitly provided for in a statute, the power to exercise the remedy may nonetheless be implied from the language in the Act
  • the enactment of the General Safety Law “unequivocally demonstrates a legislative concern for the safety of employees in their employment environment”
  • statutory grant of power to “issue ... instructions .. .to correct violations” conferred authority on agency to issue administrative orders requiring safety procedures

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Judges: O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson

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