Organized labor officials are expressing disappointment but not much surprise after the state's newly elected Republican governor scrapped an ergonomics rulemaking effort that was years in the making and could have made the state OSHA plan one of the few to tackle enforcement of the contentious issue. Gov. Rick Snyder quashed a plan that worker safety advocates had pushed under the administration of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D), who frequently resisted GOP state lawmakers' efforts to insert industry-supported language into spending bills blocking the controversial proposal. State regulato
December 30, 2025