Former DOL Solicitor Blames Opioid Crisis On Bush’s Ergonomics Repeal

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August 2, 2019 at 02:44 PM
A former Labor Department (DOL) regional solicitor is blaming the U.S. opioid crisis in part on President George W. Bush’s backing of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution that scrapped Clinton OSHA workplace ergonomics standards, saying the rules could have prevented many injuries that may have been treated with opioids.