FAA Bill Sets Up New Skirmish On OSHA Protections For Flight Attendants

A long-running controversy over whether OSHA protections should cover flight attendants has re-emerged in this year's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, with the issue one of the likely sticking points between House and Senate negotiators. The Senate on Feb. 17 rejected an amendment by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to strike provisions in the bill that clarify how FAA and OSHA should move forward to implement a memorandum of understanding requiring FAA to enforce OSHA standards, and the upper chamber went on to pass the legislation with the OSHA provision intact. But the day b