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Senate GOP Urges OSHA Nominee To Drop Plans For COVID-19 ETS

By David LaRoss
May 27, 2021 at 05:36 PM
Republicans on the Senate labor committee are calling on Doug Parker, President Joe Biden’s nominee as the next OSHA chief, to withdraw the agency’s planned COVID-19 standard (ETS), telling Parker during his May 27 confirmation hearing that vaccinations have eliminated the need for a pandemic worker safety rule.

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