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The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing tomorrow on reducing protections for the American workforce.<\/p>\n

Titled “Regulatory Reform: Unleashing Economic Opportunity for Workers and Employers,\u201d the Republican majority has invited Karen Harned, Executive Director of the\u00a0National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center,\u00a0Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin,\u00a0President of the\u00a0American Action Forum and\u00a0Mr. Ryan K. Odendahl, President of the\u00a0Kwest Group in Perrysburg, OH who will be testifying on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors.<\/p>\n

The sole Democratic witness will be Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute (and my former colleague at the Department of Labor where she served as Chief Labor Economist.<\/p>\n

You can watch the hearing live, here<\/a> at 10:00 am tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

As you might imagine, none of the Republican witnesses are friends of workers. NFIB, for example, sued OSHA over the agency’s statement during the Obama administration that even non-unionized workers have the right to have representatives walk around on inspections<\/a> with them. They also have a very helpful publication<\/a> on their website equipping members with everything they need to know to prepare for an OSHA inspection, except for a warning to make sure their workplace is safe.<\/p>\n

Holtz-Eakin was head of the Congressional Budget Office from 2003-2005 currently president of the\u00a0American Action Forum<\/a>\u00a0policy institute, a conservative\u00a0think tank that rants and raves about the costs of regulations while ignoring their benefits. AAF has been very excited about Trump’s de-regulaory activities, boasting that his actions have already saved each American a total of\u00a0$11.83<\/a> — not enough for a decent first-aid kit, much less burying your loved one.<\/p>\n

And, of course, the Associated Builders and Contractors<\/a> love to oppose all things OSHA and were a signatory to the (failed) lawsuit against OSHA’s silica standard, calling it\u00a0technologically and economically infeasible, and also calls for the repeal of OSHA’s electronic recordkeeping regulation.<\/p>\n

Heidi Shierholz has been a fierce advocate for workers on a variety of issues including forced arbitration, health and safety, the minimum wage and Trump’s attacks on DOL’s tip rule and protections for investors.<\/p>\n

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