EPA “Reconsiders” Whether to Protect Communities Surrounding Chemical Plants
But as the ….government has promoted the sector’s rapid growth, it has struggled with its impact on the environment. The…
OSHA Enforcement Update: Press Release Forecast – Still Slim to None.
Since late April, OSHA has issued only three additional enforcement press releases (listed below, Gulf Cable, the Saipan casino case,…
Why Workers Wait So Long For OSHA Standards (And How Trump Is Making It Worse)
Attached here is an article I wrote for Law 360 about OSHA’s painfully slow process for issuing standards that protect…
Weekly Toll: Lots of Tragedy This Week
3 Amarillo men die when detached trailer crashes into road workers Amarillo, TX — Three Amarillo men died and two…
Industry calls EPA Proposal to Ban Bathtub Stripper a “Blatant and raw power grab”
Seventeen workers dying between 2000 and 2015 isn’t enough to convince the methylene chloride industry that more is needed than…
Dead in a Bathtub at 21
On April 28, while thousands of Americans were commemorating Workers Memorial Day, 21 year old Kevin Hartley was hard at…
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…
Acosta’s Harwood Grant Distortions
We will be discussing the President’s proposed FY18 Budget Proposal and its effect on worker safety many times over the…
Acosta Accosted
By Scott Schneider Thanks to Scott Schneider for filling us in on Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta’s hearing this morning…
Secretary Acosta Testifies Before House Approps Committee Tomorrow
Secretary of Labor Acosta testifies tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10:00 AM about the President’s FY 2018 DOL budget proposal. I won’t…