Labor Groups' Suit Over Silica Rule May Signal Push For Stricter Standards

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April 6, 2016 at 04:34 PM
A coalition of major labor groups is suing OSHA over its controversial rule setting new standards to limit occupational exposures to crystaline silica, suggesting they may push to strengthen the regulation even as industry groups argue the measure is unlawful because it is technologically and economically unachievable.