Sullivan sworn in as OSHRC commissioner

James J. Sullivan Jr. was sworn in Monday as commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Mr. Sullivan, based in Washington, D.C., will fill a term expiring April 27, 2021, and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 3. Mr. Sullivan succeeds former Chairwoman Thomasina V. Rogers, OSHRC said in a statement. 

Previously, Mr. Sullivan was a shareholder with law firm Cozen O'Connor with a practice focused on labor and employment law and workplace safety and health matters. Prior to that, he was the management co-chair of the American Bar Association Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Law, according to the statement.