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 Senior Legal Advisor for Regulatory Enforcement, in
the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division. See the
Criminal Resource Manual at 2009.
Further information is available in the Criminal Resource Manual