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Question
In the 1978 Marshall v. Barlow's Inc. case, the Supreme Court ruled thata) employers are not required to let OSHA inspectors enter the premises unless the inspectors have a search warrant.
b) if an employer is fined for a violation, the employer must pay the fine with 60 days, or OSHA can shut the business down.
c) only universities and colleges are exempt from keeping accident and injury records.
d) employers can require an employees to pay for any safety equipment that is required for the job.
e) if an employer falsifies the information on a MSD and an employee is never injured due to the falsification, then that employer is not considered as having violated OSHA regulations.
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