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Congressional Review Act Regulatory Process

Appeals Court Opens the Way—Someday—to OSHA Regulation of Ergonomics

September 9, 2025 Rena Steinzor
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Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home From Work

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City Decides to Protect Public Employees. Where’s the Rest of the State?

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Weekly Toll: Last Week’s Workplace Deaths

June 4, 2018 Jordan Barab

Man dies in pressroom accident at Pennsylvania newspaper ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A contractor (Ruben Ocasio-Fernandez, 32)became trapped underneath a piece…

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Arkema Chemical Plant Investigation Results in Weak CSB Recommendations

May 30, 2018 Jordan Barab

The Chemical Safety Board released its report on the Arkema chemical incident last week. You may recall that during the…

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Weekly Toll: Memorial Day Edition

May 28, 2018 Jordan Barab

Today is Memorial Day when we remember those who gave their lives defending this country and the freedoms we defend…

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Blankenship Does Us A Favor

May 27, 2018 Jordan Barab

Don Blankenship,who spent a year in jail because 29 miners died in his Upper Big Branch mine? What good is…

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House Holds Worthless Hearing on “Regulatory Reform”

May 25, 2018 Jordan Barab

Sometimes you just have to wonder why House Republicans even bother. Yesterday they wasted the taxpayer’s money holding a ridiculous…

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Patterson CEO Bonus Slashed to $2.25 Million After Explosion Kills 5

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Adding tragedy to catastrophe, Patterson UTI CEO Andy Hendricks is receiving only a paltry $2.25 million bonus for 2017 because…

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One of the first actions of the Republican Congress after Trump’s election was to repeal OSHA’s recently issued “Volks Rule”…

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May 22, 2018 Jordan Barab

Just ran across the New York Public Library Digital Collection. And I’ll never sleep again.

Weekly Toll

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May 22, 2018 Jordan Barab

Tree trimmer dies in accident at Stanford housing complex Palo Alto, CA — A 36-year-old man died while working on…

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House Hearing on Reducing Worker Protections Tomorrow

May 22, 2018 Jordan Barab

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing tomorrow on reducing protections for the American…

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