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Lots happening in the world of workplace safety and labor. Nevada lawmakers oppose weakening OSHA enforcement, Boston workers get more…

Our long wait is over. The White House Office of Management and Budget has finally issued its latest Regulatory Agenda.…

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously last week to fast-track an emergency rule that would ban…

Next OSHA Inspection: The Fifth of Never We recently summarized the findings of the AFL-CIO’s 2026 Death on the Job…

A very new, yet very old and always deadly health specter is haunting American workers: acute silicosis. It’s not your…

The Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General (I.G.) issued a report late last month summarizing the “challenges facing…

A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning at 10 AM ET with the snappy…

News Flash: Some Republican politicians think it might be a bad idea to kill their constituents.

On April 18, 2024 the Biden administration issued a long awaited new silica rule to protect coal miners — more…

Donald Trump has made a resurgence of the coal industry a top priority. That promise helped him win the nation’s…

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