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2011 Memo Signals Most OSHA Staffers Would Be Furloughed In Event Of Govt. Shutdown


September 24, 2013 at 06:23 PM
A government shutdown likely would cause the majority of OSHA staff to be furloughed, according to a 2011 Department of Labor contingency plan that offers insight into how the agency would deal with a shutdown next Tuesday (Oct. 1) in the event Congress fails to pass a short-term funding measure.

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