Florida Tries to Secede from OSHA
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made no secret of his belief that any government (or employer or school district) that…
Weekly Toll: Workers Who Will Never See the Fall Leaves
On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. That’s…
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…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety
As might be expected, lots of good writing about the political and legal drama surrounding OSHA’s recently issued (and blocked)…
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…
Weekly Toll: Workers Killed Over the Past Week
On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. That’s…
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…