29 U.S.C. § 664
Disclosure of trade secrets; protective orders
All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Secretary or his representative in connection with any inspection or proceeding under this chapter which contains or which might reveal a trade secret referred to in section 1905 of title 18 shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that such information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this chapter or when relevant in any proceeding under this chapter. In any such proceeding the Secretary, the Commission, or the court shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of Establishment Inspection of Caterpillar Inc., 55 F.3d 334 (7th Cir. 1995).
In the Matter of Establishment Inspection of Caterpillar Inc., 55 F.3d 334 (7th Cir. 1995). “Section 15 of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 664 , requires that any information obtained in the inspection which might reveal a trade secret shall be considered confidential and all steps shall be taken to protect this confidentiality.”
United Steelworkers of Am. v. Auchter, 763 F.2d 728 (3rd Cir. 1985). “29 U.S.C. § 664 (1982). The cross-reference to the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.”
Solis v. Plan Benefit Servs., Inc., 620 F. Supp. 2d 131 (D. Mass. 2009). “The defendant, a union leader who negotiated the CBA, faced charges of theft from the employee retirement fund in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 664 . Id. at 82-83 . One of his defenses was that the amounts not paid to the plan were never assets of the plan.”
Reich v. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., 13 F.3d 1160 (7th Cir. 1994). “See 29 U.S.C. § 664 ; 29 C.F.R. §§ 1903.9 ; 2200.”
Graphic Commc'ns Int'l Union, Local 554 v. Salem-Gravure Div. of World Color Press, Inc., 843 F.2d 1490 (D.C. Cir. 1988). “Because this conjecture cannot substitute for a reasoned explanation, and because Congress has expressly assigned to the Commission the authority to issue protective orders to protect employers’ trade secrets, see 29 U.S.C. § 664 , we must reverse the Commission’s ruling as…”
Louisiana Chem. Ass'n v. Bingham, 550 F. Supp. 1136 (W.D. La. 1982). “Section 15 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 664 incorporates the Trade Secrets Act by reference and provides the additional exception that “information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this chapter .”
Riverdale Mills Corp. v. Chavez-DeRemer (1st Cir. 2025). “Riverdale's own citations suggested to the ALJ that the common law should apply and its briefing made no references to 29 U.S.C. § 664 . Thus, Riverdale has waived its argument that § 664 displaces the common-law analysis.”
Sealed 1 v. Sealed (5th Cir. 1999). “4 29 U.S.C. § 664 : All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Secretary or his representative in connection with any inspection or proceeding under this chapter which contains or which might reveal a trade secret referred to in section 1905 of Title 18 shall be…”
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