Workforce Protections Sub-Committee Members Set
The newly christened House Education and Labor Committee has announced its sub-committee assignments for the 116th Congress. The Workforce Protections…
Update: OSHA Sued Over Recordkeeping Rollback
Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit against OSHA to block its rollback of the electronic recordkeeping standard. The Chamber of…
OSHA’s Sorry Justification for Repealing Recordkeeping Requirements
Here we do a deep dive into OSHA's faulty reasoning for rolling back parts of the Obama Administration's "electronic recordkeeping…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
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OSHA Announces Rollback of Recordkeeping Requirements
OSHA today released the text of its partial rollback of the Obama administrations "electronic recordkeeping" rule that requires some employers…
AFL-CIO Calls on White House to Recall OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Update
The AFL-CIO has asked the White House Office of Management and Budget to recall the administration’s rule rolling back workplace…
Beryllium
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Regulatory Process
Weakening Beryllium Protections: How Business Influence Affects Regulatory Process
A new Reuters investigative piece describes how industry influence has gotten OSHA to weaken worker protections from exposure to beryllium.
Black Lung Investigation on PBS/Frontline Tonight
We wrote last month about an PBS/Frontline story by Howard Berkes about the return of black lung, how the mixture…
Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
Line worker killed by falling tree in Middletown MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) – An Eversource subcontractor was killed in Middletown on…
White House Finalizes OSHA Recordkeeping Rollback: But It’s a Mystery
OIRA has rushed to approve OSHA's rollback of its recordkeeping regulation despite the fact that the agency review the regulation…
Methylene Chloride: Parents, Groups Sue over EPA’s “Breach of Trust”
Families and public interest groups are suing EPA over the agency's failure to completely ban Methylene Chloride