SB 2770

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.