Business Groups Attack Workers’ Right to Choose Walkaround Representative
The Chamber of Commerce is bored. Marc Freedman, vice president of employment policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, complained…
Tesla’s Recordkeeping Violations Show How Repeal of OSHA’s Volks Rule Hurts Workers
One of the first actions of the Republican Congress after Trump’s election was to repeal OSHA’s recently issued “Volks Rule”…
Fall Regulatory Agenda Released: Not Much New For OSHA
Yesterday was that bi-annual event that all red-blooded Americans celebrate: the release of the new federal Regulatory Agenda; in this…
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Harvey Update: Flooded Chemical Plant Explodes. Trump Policies Increase Future Risk
Cable news and newspapers across the country are headlining the continuing explosions at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas,…
Trump to Visit Company Where Worker Was Killed After Company Removed Guard
Donald Trump is on his way to Springfield, Missouri today to deliver a major speech about tax cuts reform at…
Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety and Health: Short Stuff
“We need to be protecting our workers as much as protecting our shores.” So says former OSHA head Dr. David…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
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Risk Management Program (EPA)
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EPA “Reconsiders” Whether to Protect Communities Surrounding Chemical Plants
But as the ….government has promoted the [chemical] sector’s rapid growth, it has struggled with its impact on the environment.…
FLASH: Trump to visit Department of Labor
Just got word that President Trump (yes, that President Trump) will be visiting the Department of Labor Next Wednesday, where he “will…
Alex Acosta
Beryllium
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
OSHA
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
Silica
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Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections
The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…
Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants: Bad for all workers, good employers and workplace safety
Read this article in The Nation by Terri Gerstein. Gerstein was formerly Labor Bureau Chief in the New York State…