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Trump DOL Backs OSHA's 'Controlling Employer' Enforcement Authority


November 7, 2017 at 07:03 PM
The Trump Labor Department (DOL) is seeking to preserve OSHA's authority to cite so-called controlling employers for violations affecting another company's workers, arguing that the agency's authorizing statute and long-standing practice support the policy, in a lawsuit that an observer says re-opens debate on the OSHA enforcement policy.

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