A furniture manufacturer and OSHA are in bitter conflict regarding the agency's rigorous policy under the Obama administration of so-called “regulation by shaming,” which is how the agency describes efforts to widely publicize major enforcement actions against alleged bad actors, as the feds accuse the sprawling Wisconsin-based manufacturer of more than 1,000 work-related injuries in three years and hits the company with $1.76 million in proposed fines.
December 27, 2025