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DOL Memo: Looming Shutdown Threatens To Slash OSHA Work Force By About 90 Percent


September 30, 2013 at 05:39 PM
OSHA's work force would be decimated by a federal government shutdown that could occur tonight at midnight if lawmakers don't strike agreement on a short-term spending measure, according to a Labor Department memo, with the agency's staff facing cuts of roughly 90 percent in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

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