Trump FY 18 Budget Slashes Research, Kills Harwood Training Program and Chemical Safety Board
The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew…
Acosta Reassures Business Community: “The Labor Department will roll back regulations.”
Responding to withering criticism from his friends in the business community for allowing the Obama administration’s “fiduciary rule” to go…
ICE Goes After Undocumented Worker Seeking Workers Compensation
Every worker has a right to a safe workplace — whether they’re documented or not. And workers in many states…
Weekly Toll: Nothing Good Here
JCP&L employee dies after Freehold electrocution FREEHOLD, NJ – A Jersey Central Power & Light employee died after touching live…
Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition
Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…
Ohio Comp Bill Encourages Employers to Hire Undocumented Workers
I’m not sure that was their intention, but what could make hiring undocumented workers more attractive than passing a law…
2018 Trump Budget Preview: OSHA gets cut, NIOSH gets Disemboweled
“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden…
Chamber of Commerce: Killing Unions More Important Than Saving Lives
The Chamber of Commerce is nothing if it’s not consistent. Consistently opposed to each and every new protection issued or…
BREAKING: OSHA Announces Delay of Recordkeeping Rule
Probably hoping no one would notice, OSHA today subtly buried an “Update” deep in its website, announcing that it intends…
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Industry Petitions OSHA to Reopen Silica Standard
Representatives of the construction industry, as well as general industry have petitioned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reopen the silica…