The primary federal worker protection statutes are the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2272 et seq., and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Pub. L. 97-470, January 14, 1983, 96 Stat 2584, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq. Supervision of criminal prosecutions under these Acts is assigned to the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s Environmental Crimes Section.
[updated January 2020]
Updated January 29, 2020