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AFL-CIO Sues OSHA For Virus Standard, Claiming ‘Abdication’ Of Duty


May 19, 2020 at 01:42 PM
The AFL-CIO is seeking a court order for OSHA to swiftly craft an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for protecting workers from COVID-19 infections, arguing that the agency’s decision to rely on non-binding guidance and existing rules rather than crafting a new coronavirus policy is an “abdication of statutory responsibility.”

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