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Exxon Ruling Curbs OSHA Reach on Workplace <a href="https://healthylife7.com/study-unpredictability-in-childhood-linked-to-depression-obesity-and-mental-health-risks-later/” title=”Study: Unpredictability in childhood linked to depression, obesity and mental health risks later”>Mental Health Issues
The Fifth Circuit vacated an OSHA mental health recordkeeping rule and an Exxon Mobil citation, holding that federal workplace safety law does not require employers to log work-related mental illnesses unless Congress expands the statute
3 minute readJuly 22, 2026 at 06:49 PMBy
Laura Lorek
ExxonMobil world headquarters located in Irving, Texas. Credit: Katherine Welles/Adobe Stock
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has struck down an OSHA rule requiring employers to record work-related mental illnesses, ruling that the agency exceeded its authority under federal workplace safety law and vacating a citation and penalty against Exxon Mobil Corp
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