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Industry Petitions OSHA to Reopen Silica Standard

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Representatives of the construction industry, as well as general industry have petitioned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reopen the silica…

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Short Stuff: Information to Make Your Life More Interesting

May 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

Raw Sewage and A Foot per Worker: The Labor Department filed a lawsuit against G Farms in El Mirage, Arizona…

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Making OSHA More Effective: President Trump and Secretary Acosta Need Your Help!

May 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

President Trump and Labor Secretary Acosta need you to do something for your country. On March 13, President Trump signed…

Deconstructing the Administrative State OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards

Swamp Monster in the White House: See no evil, fix no evil.

April 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank makes no secret about disliking Donald Trump. Instead of “draining the swamp” as he promised…

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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…

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OSHA Delays Enforcement of Silica Standard

April 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

OSHA announced this afternoon that it was delaying enforcement of its silica standard in the construction industry for 90 days.…

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Labor Department Delays MSHA Rule Requiring Mines to be Safe Before Miners Start Work

March 27, 2017 Jordan Barab

The war against the war against mining continues as the Trump Labor Department attempts to save the mining industry from…

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Acosta Hearing: We watched so you wouldn’t have to

March 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

Alexander Acosta, the President’s nominee for Secretary of Labor testified today before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.…

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Bush and Obama BLS Commissioners Oppose Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule

March 20, 2017 Jordan Barab

Two former commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent a letter yesterday to Senate HELP Committee Chair Lamar Alexander…

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Bludgeoning our Caregivers: Workplace Violence in Healthcare

March 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

No one should go to work expecting to get hurt. And certainly no one should go to work expecting to…