The labor union representing correctional officers at a federal prison in Illinois is pointing to OSHA’s recent citation of the facility for its failure to ensure employees are not inadvertently exposed to lethal drugs when opening mail, in order to highlight what it says is a potentially fatal risk at similar facilities nationwide.
November 15, 2026
A pair of Texas produce groups is renewing an industry effort to have federal courts declare that Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine when it authorized OSHA to issue whatever workplace safety standards it deems “reasonably necessary or appropriate,” with a legal strategy that is likely to increase the chances of a Supreme Court ruling.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced plans to revise the Biden-era silica rule, drawing cautious optimism from industry groups that are challenging the rule in court that the changes could resolve their issues, although the groups say MSHA has not yet provided any details to be certain.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced plans to revise the Biden-era silica rule, drawing cautious optimism from industry groups that are challenging the rule in court that the changes could resolve their issues, although the groups say MSHA has not yet provided any details to be certain.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced plans to revise the Biden-era silica rule, drawing cautious optimism from industry groups that are challenging the rule in court that the changes could resolve their issues, although the groups say MSHA has not yet provided any details to be certain.
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EPA is proposing a revised occupational exposure value (OEV) for formaldehyde that shifts the focus from a chronic exposure scenario to one that aims to protect against acute effects as well as other long-term effects, such as cancer, although the revised OEV is still more stringent than OSHA’s 1992 permissible exposure limit (PEL).
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California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) officials are examining if they can work with law enforcement and health officials in several counties to expand enforcement and bring criminal charges against stone fabrication shop owners who are violating worker-protection standards, as the state continues to see a troubling increase in cases of the deadly lung disease silicosis.
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OSHA has extended through Dec. 4 the deadline for employers to respond to citations that were issued right before or during the government shutdown, explaining that shutdown days do not count toward the law’s 15-day period to contest citations.
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House Democrats on the Education and Workforce Committee are urging the Labor Department (DOL) to enforce a self-insurance rule that requires coal operators to contribute to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF), raising concerns that lack of enforcement increases the risk to taxpayers and the integrity of the fund.
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Labor unions are touting an agreement they reached with one of the companies challenging worker protection requirements in the Biden-era EPA risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE), saying it could serve as a model to resolve other industry parties’ opposition to staying the litigation while EPA reconsiders the rule.
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