Labor unions are seeking to eliminate questions raised during recent oral argument about their standing to challenge the Biden-era TSCA framework rule for evaluating existing chemicals’ risks by providing the D.C. Circuit with what they say are clear declarations of how the rule would harm their members.
November 15, 2026
OSHA is seeking to renew an information collection request (ICR) related to COVID-19 reporting and recordkeeping requirements for healthcare employees to ensure compliance with Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) mandates even as the agency has stopped enforcing the requirements and plans to withdraw them through a rulemaking.
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The Trump EPA is signaling plans to scale back Biden-era approaches for evaluating -- and thus regulating -- worker and other risks under TSCA, asking a federal appellate court to remand the so-called “framework” rule so that officials can reconsider it “in its entirety,” Nancy Beck, EPA’s newly appointed deputy chemicals chief, told the court.
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has approved President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to head the Labor Department (DOL), clearing the way for a floor vote as other nominees that will oversee OSHA await their Senate reviews.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Labor Department (DOL), is pledging to review a host of OSHA rules, including a Biden-era proposal setting safety standards for emergency responders as well as a plan to address workplace violence in healthcare settings.
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President Donald Trump’s nomination of David Keeling to head OSHA is an indication that the agency will continue to enforce existing standards and will likely continue to address hazards under its General Duty Clause authority although it may seek changes to several Biden-era standards, experts say.
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House Democrats are raising alarm over the Labor Department’s (DOL) removal of documents from OSHA’s website, expressing concern about possible destruction of documents and DOL efforts to hide valuable information from the public.
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President Donald Trump has nominated David Keeling, who has held occupational health and safety roles at Amazon and UPS, to become the new chief of OSHA, while selecting Wayne Palmer, who held Labor Department (DOL) positions in the first Trump administration, to head the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
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Amanda Wood Laihow, who recently served on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), has reportedly been appointed as OSHA’s deputy assistant secretary and could serve as the acting head of OSHA in the absence of a Senate-approved assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health.
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OSHA is dropping its plan to develop a final rule on occupational exposure to COVID-19 in healthcare setting, noting the lack of a public health emergency and saying any ongoing risk would be better addressed by a rulemaking addressing infectious diseases more broadly.
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