Congress Effectively Cuts OSHA Budget
The House of Representatives finally passed its FY 2022 budget late last night, only 5-1/2 months after FY 2021 ended. …
OSHA Pulls Protections As Healthcare Worker Deaths Rise
OSHA withdraws its healthcare worker emergency temporary standard just when at-risk workers need it most.
Health Care Workers Still Protected By OSHA Emergency Covid Standard — Experts Say
As of Tuesday, December 22, it has been 6 months since OSHA issued its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) protecting the…
It’s Alive! OSHA’s COVID-19 Standard Lives to See Another Day
Cheer up. It’s not all bad news out there. OSHA, and the workers it helps to protect, won the lottery–…
House Passes Build Back Better with Higher OSHA Penalties and Increased Budget
The House of Representatives this morning passed its Build Back Better bill which will significantly increase OSHA’s maximum penalties and…
Court Refuses to Lift OSHA Vax-or-Test Stay: Analysis
A Reagan-Trump panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals refused Friday afternoon to lift its stay of OSHA’s Emergency…
Are Concerned Workers “Informers?”
In 1995, a little known Republican Congressman named John Boehner stated that “Most employers would describe OSHA as the Gestapo…
Dept of Labor Fights Back to Protect Workers
As more than 1100 Americans continue to die every day from COVID-19, the Department of Labor delivered a brief pushing…
OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Standard Injunction: What’s Next?
Last week, after a herculean feat of work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its second Emergency Temporary Standard…
Court Blocks OSHA Vaccinate-or-Test Standard
Barely a day and a half after issuance of OSHA’s emergency vaccinate-or-test standard, a federal appeals court has blocked it.…