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Top Democrats Seek IG Audit Into Rule Allowing Teens To Operate Lifts


January 8, 2019 at 06:27 PM
Top Democrats are urging the Labor Department's Office of Inspector General (IG) to audit the department's process for crafting a controversial rule that eases child labor restrictions to allow teenagers working in healthcare to independently operate powered patient lifts, heightening an already contentious workplace safety dispute.

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