Republicans Try to Smother OSHA Heat Standard Under General Duty Clause
To the surprise of no one, the Republican-controlled House Education and Workforce Committee yesterday approved H.R. 6213, the Heat Workforce…
House Republicans Attempt to Kill OSHA Heat Standard
As we once again melt into the hottest summer ever recorded (but probably the coolest summer we will ever experience…
House Republicans Propose to Eliminate OSHA
As we yet again approach the possibility of a Republican inspired government shutdown, suspending numerous government services and keeping millions…
Speaker Mike Johnson, OSHA and Dog Bites
So, the nation finally has a new Speaker of the House. An ultra-conservative, rabidly anti-abortion, Christian Nationalist, Trumpy, Big Lie…
Shutting Down Government — and Worker Protections
As we careen into yet another pointless and preventable government shutdown, I’m republishing a post I wrote before the last…
Republicans Weaponize Debt Limit Fight to Destroy Worker Protections
Republicans are coming after worker protections, in Congress and in the courts — yet again. This time in a little-noticed…
The 118th Congress: And So It Begins
We’re only a few days into the new Republican-controlled 118th Congress of the House of Representatives (a.k.a. the Q-Congress), and…
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Deconstructing the Administrative State
House of Representatives
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
House Holds Worthless Hearing on “Regulatory Reform”
Sometimes you just have to wonder why House Republicans even bother. Yesterday they wasted the taxpayer’s money holding a ridiculous…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
House of Representatives
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
House Hearing on Reducing Worker Protections Tomorrow
The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing tomorrow on reducing protections for the American…
OSHA Hearing: OSHA has Great Tools; Please Don’t Use Them. Hearing Report Part 3
The messages to OSHA from the Chamber of Commerce at this week’s House hearing were clear: Don’t (miss)use the General…