For the first time ever, federal regulators are asking a judge for an injunction ordering a U.S. mine to close until safety hazards are fixed. That mine is Massey Energy’s Freedom Energy No. 1 in Kentucky. Among the provisions the Labor Department injunction asks for is continued pay for the idled miners.
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High Stakes in the Labor Department’s Massey Coal Mine Case originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:00:00.
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