SB2373: Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; enact.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prevent Inspectors Authorized Under The Occupational Safety And Health Administration Or Other Applicable Law To Select A Nonemployee Representative Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Hiring Acceptable Nonemployee Representatives; To Provide Relief For Aggrieved Employers; To Allow Employers To Assert Violations Of This Act In Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings; To Institute A Fine For A Knowing Violation Of This Act; To Prohibit Use Of Sovereign Immunity As An Affirmative Defense In Any Action Pursuant To This Act; To Note That This Act Is Severable; To Provide For Judicial Decisions Naming This Act Invalid, Unduly Burdensome, Or Unconstitutionally Vague; To Allow The Legislature And The Governor To Intervene As A Matter Of Right In Any Case Where The Constitutionality Of This Act Is Challenged; And For Related Purposes.