{"id":13808,"date":"2026-05-07T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=13808"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:46:34","slug":"friday-night-massacre-at-mine-safety-review-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2026\/05\/07\/friday-night-massacre-at-mine-safety-review-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Night Massacre at Mine Safety Review Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>rump political retribution and the ghost of DOGE (remember that?) are still alive and finally reaching down into the smallest agencies, this time the little known Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC).<\/p>\n

Last weekend, Commissioner Moshe Z. Marvit<\/a>, a Biden appointee, received the following email from the White House:<\/p>\n

On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commissioner is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service[.]<\/p>\n

His phone and computer access were immediately cut off. Marvit’s term was supposed to extend to August 30, 2028<\/p>\n

Following Marvit’s termination, the agency’s Pittsburgh office was also closed and more than a dozen FMSHRC staff were laid off — a significant proportion of the agency’s 55 member staff. The White House provided no reason for the firings or closure of the Pittsburgh office.<\/p>\n

FMSHRC was established by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Act.\u00a0 When MSHA enforcement actions or whistleblower cases are disputed, the affected parties can appeal to an Administrative Review Judge (ALJ). The ALJ’s decision can then be appealed to FMSHRC which reviews the dispute and issues a final decision.<\/p>\n

And the law states that “Any member of the Commission may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”<\/p>\n

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Moshe Z. Marvit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office was alleged by the White House.<\/p>\n

The Commission’s website notes that “The Commission was established as an independent agency to ensure its impartiality.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Trump regime has decided that “independent” does not mean what you always thought it meant, nor apparently does the regime value impartiality. Trump has already fired members of independent boards and commissions such as the National Labor Relations Board, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and has been trying to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Fed member Lisa Cook. The Supreme Court is currently considering whether the President can fire independent commission members in the case Trump vs. Slaughter<\/em>. A decision is expected next month. Any guesses as to which way it will go?<\/p>\n

The Chamber of Commerce and other business associations, of course, support enabling the President to fire members of independent agencies. Whether they would have taken the same position during a Democratic Presidency is questionable, to say the least.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Marvit has filed a lawsuit “challenging President Donald Trump\u2019s unlawful attempt to remove him from office,” asking to be restored to his job.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCongress created the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission as an independent body so that those who go to work underground every day would have a neutral forum to decide\u00a0disputes as to\u00a0the rules meant\u00a0to\u00a0protect their\u00a0lives,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span>Hugh Baran, counsel for\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0Marvit. \u201cThe Mine Act\u2019s protections from removal\u00a0without cause are not trivial. They are a key safeguard\u00a0that\u00a0Congress\u00a0built into the law to make the Commission\u2019s independence real\u00a0and\u00a0protect\u00a0miners.\u00a0President Trump is\u00a0attempting\u00a0to dismantle this agency in defiance of the law\u00a0by firing\u00a0Commissioner Marvit\u00a0and laying off a substantial\u00a0portion\u00a0of\u00a0the Commission\u2019s staff.\u00a0Our client is filing suit today\u00a0to\u00a0defend\u00a0this independent agency and assert his rights.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Commissioner Marvit\u00a0asks the Court to declare\u00a0his\u00a0removal unlawful\u00a0so that\u00a0he\u00a0can\u00a0be restored to his office, with full access to the resources\u00a0required\u00a0to do his job, as well as other\u00a0appropriate relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

No Quorum<\/h2>\n

The Commission is supposed to have five Commissioners, but one spot is vacant. With Marvit’s removal, the Commission will be reduced to three members, the minimum needed for a quorum.\u00a0 But the terms of two of the three remaining commissioners, Mary Lu Jordan and Timothy J. Baker, both Democratic appointees, expire at the end of August, which will leave the Commission without a quorum unless additional members are nominated and confirmed by that time. Baker and Jordan were most recently nominated and confirmed by the Senate in the Biden administration. Jordan was first confirmed to a Board position in 1994, during the Clinton administration.<\/p>\n

The law states that “Any member of the Commission may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” <\/strong><\/span>No inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office was alleged by the White House.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FMSHRC’s counterpart at OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is also operating without a quorum, with only one of its three members in office. No one has been nominated to fill any of the two open positions.<\/p>\n

The lack of a quorum means that neither agency will be able to make final decisions on any cases that are appealed to the respective boards. The problem is especially critical for workers covered under OSHA as the Occupational Safety and Health Act prohibits OSHA from forcing employers to fix safety and health problems while the case is going through the legal process. MSHA does not have a similar restriction.<\/p>\n

A Dream Job<\/h2>\n

Marvit will miss the job<\/a>, and he will be missed by miners and worker advocates:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the\u00a0best job in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cI get to review cases, add to this body of law that we have, help create case law that brings out the purpose of the congressional act to help keep miners safe and protect their free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marvit speaks passionately both about his work and society\u2019s need to understand its legal protections.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople should know their rights and speak up for themselves and their fellow workers,\u201d he said. \u201cTrue strength in the workplace comes from\u00a0working with your fellow worker\u2026I feel like you can feel alone in the workplace, and I wish more people would get together and speak more openly about their pay, about the things that bother them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after being confirmed, Marvit told the Pittsburg Jewish Chronicle<\/a> that “\u201cIt\u2019s really a dream job \u2014 even if it only lasts for the next four years.\u201d Unfortunately, unless his lawsuit is successful, he may be two years off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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