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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health

July 18, 2023 Jordan Barab

Lots happening in the world of workplace safety and health. OSHA and MSHA are making progress on several standards and…

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Beyond Disappointing: OSHA’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda

June 16, 2023 Jordan Barab

As many of you who closely follow the headlines know, the biggest news this week was not that Donald Trump…

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Senate To Vote On Repealing OSHA Vax-or-Test Standard

December 8, 2021 Jordan Barab

Republicans in the U.S. Senate have set a Congressional Review Act vote this afternoon on repealing the Vax-or-Test Emergency Temporary…

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Update 2: The Latest Developments on Workplace Vaccine Requirements

December 6, 2021 Jordan Barab

In politics, bad news always comes late Friday afternoon. And the whole vaccine/test requirement issue is no exception to that…

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Protecting America’s Workers Act Introduced. Would Strengthen OSHA and Workers’ Rights

February 8, 2019 Jordan Barab

Congressman Joe Courtney has introduced a new and improved version of the Protecting America's Workers Act which significantly expands workers'…

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Tesla’s Recordkeeping Violations Show How Repeal of OSHA’s Volks Rule Hurts Workers

May 23, 2018 Jordan Barab

One of the first actions of the Republican Congress after Trump’s election was to repeal OSHA’s recently issued “Volks Rule”…

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Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff

May 17, 2018 Jordan Barab

Michaels to Musk: Manage safety at Tesla and production will fall into line: Former OSHA head Dr. David Michaels has…

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Why Workers Wait So Long For OSHA Standards (And How Trump Is Making It Worse)

June 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

Attached here is an article I wrote for Law 360 about OSHA’s painfully slow process for issuing standards that protect…

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The First Hundred Days of Trump’s OSHA: Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet?

April 28, 2017 Jordan Barab

Today is Workers Memorial Day, a day set aside around the world to remember those killed on the job —…

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OSHA Regulations: The Next Target

April 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

By Scott Schneider After last fall’s election, with Republicans in charge of both the White House and Congress, it was…