The AFL-CIO is calling on Congress to “immediately intervene” to require the Trump administration to reinstate all staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as well as defend a federal budget that maintains and increases funding for job safety agencies like OSHA.
The AFL-CIO is calling on Congress to “immediately intervene” to require the Trump administration to reinstate all staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as well as defend a federal budget that maintains and increases funding for job safety agencies like OSHA.
OSHA is asking a federal district court to dismiss North Dakota’s lawsuit challenging an OSHA investigation into alleged whistleblower retaliation by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), arguing that sovereign immunity does not shield the state from federal enforcement actions.
OSHA is asking a federal district court to dismiss North Dakota’s lawsuit challenging an OSHA investigation into alleged whistleblower retaliation by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), arguing that sovereign immunity does not shield the state from federal enforcement actions.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to reject efforts by labor unions and respiratory health advocates to formally intervene in litigation over the Biden-era silica dust rule, arguing the motions are untimely, unsupported by the law, and threaten to disrupt an already-advanced case.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to reject efforts by labor unions and respiratory health advocates to formally intervene in litigation over the Biden-era silica dust rule, arguing the motions are untimely, unsupported by the law, and threaten to disrupt an already-advanced case.
A West Virginia coal miner is asking a federal district court for a preliminary injunction to stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from terminating key programs aimed at protecting coal miners from occupationally caused lung disease, saying the programs are integral to implementing the Mine Safety and Health Act.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is seeking the reinstatement of both the functions and staff of a recently gutted National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in West Virginia, arguing the cuts endanger the health and safety of coal miners and undermine decades of public health research.
California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) standards board is proposing the formation of a special panel to recommend actions to help fill voids in worker safety that may be created by the Trump administration’s near-elimination of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), including certifying personal protective equipment (PPE).
A tissue paper manufacturer is urging the 6th Circuit to reverse an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) ruling upholding OSHA penalties for an alleged violation of so-called lockout/tagout safety standards, arguing the ALJ erred in finding the contested activity was not integral to production, which could have broad effects for the paper industry.