Top Workforce Democrat: Parts Of New PAWA Could Be Split Off To Boost Prospects

Comprehensive OSHA reform filed again this year could potentially be broken into pieces, such as tougher whistleblower protections, to make it easier for crucial provisions to pass the newly divided Congress, a key Democratic lawmaker said. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) recently introduced a more stringent version of the Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA) that beefs up agency enforcement powers, but acknowledged in an exclusive interview with Inside OSHA Online that the revised bill faces even higher hurdles in a Republican-dominated House. An earlier version of PAWA made it through the House