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2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…

It’s the 21st century, so why are we still arguing about the safety of child labor? Continuing on its mission…

All across Washington this morning, messages went out from the White House to Cabinet Secretaries ordering them to make a…

Captives on the Kill Line: Hiring immigrant workers — even undocumented workers — can be a headache. They get rounded…

OSHA issued a new policy document last week for its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), weakening measures taken in the last…

OK, it’s the weekend, so we can kick back and gossip and spread rumors. If you read last Monday’s Punching…

In a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta today refused to commit not to…

Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning regarding the Presidents FY 2019…

Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…

Yesterday’s House Appropriations hearing on the Labor Department’s FY 2019 budget was a fairly low key — mostly boring —…

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