Occupational medicine experts are decrying the Trump EPA’s proposed revisions to the calculation of risks from formaldehyde, saying the change in the way cancer risks are assessed will increase the number of preventable cancer cases for both workers and some residents.
November 15, 2026
The Labor Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its annual report of the department’s top management challenges is highlighting the need for OSHA to address workplace violence, ensure employers report injuries and illnesses, and inspect as many worksites as possible with a limited number of inspectors.
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The Labor Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its annual report of the department’s top management challenges is highlighting the need for OSHA to address workplace violence, ensure employers report injuries and illnesses, and inspect as many worksites as possible with a limited number of inspectors.
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The Labor Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its annual report of the department’s top management challenges is highlighting the need for OSHA to address workplace violence, ensure employers report injuries and illnesses, and inspect as many worksites as possible with a limited number of inspectors.
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South Carolina is pushing back on OSHA’s efforts to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of the state’s challenge to the agency’s requirement that states match annual increases to federal minimum and maximum OSH Act penalties, arguing in part that OSHA is pushing a flawed legal theory.
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South Carolina is pushing back on OSHA’s efforts to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of the state’s challenge to the agency’s requirement that states match annual increases to federal minimum and maximum OSH Act penalties, arguing in part that OSHA is pushing a flawed legal theory.
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Enforcement will continue to be a major part of OSHA’s activities during the second Trump administration, even with a renewed emphasis on compliance assistance, though budget and staffing constraints are affecting the types of inspections conducted and citations issued, legal experts say.
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Enforcement will continue to be a major part of OSHA’s activities during the second Trump administration, even with a renewed emphasis on compliance assistance, though budget and staffing constraints are affecting the types of inspections conducted and citations issued, legal experts say.
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OSHA is asking a three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit to reconsider its landmark ruling that found the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) preempts OSHA from regulating worker safety around railcars, arguing the preemption issue was not before the court, and even if it was, the judges made several other errors in their ruling.
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OSHA is asking a three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit to reconsider its landmark ruling that found the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) preempts OSHA from regulating worker safety around railcars, arguing the preemption issue was not before the court, and even if it was, the judges made several other errors in their ruling.
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