Lawmakers have agreed to extend current funding for OSHA and other executive agencies to Dec. 11, delaying a battle over potential fiscal year 2021 budget cuts or boosts until after the election -- and likely after the Senate battle over confirming a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
September 18, 2026
California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) plans to enact the country’s third emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 after its standards board voted Sept. 17 to accept unions’ petition for a binding rule -- just as the state government approved a bill requiring worker notices and even facility closures in response to workplace coronavirus outbreaks.
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California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) plans to enact the country’s third emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 after its standards board voted Sept. 17 to accept unions’ petition for a binding rule -- just as the state government approved a bill requiring worker notices and even facility closures in response to workplace coronavirus outbreaks.
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California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) plans to enact the country’s third emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 after its standards board voted Sept. 17 to accept unions’ petition for a binding rule -- just as the state government approved a bill requiring worker notices and even facility closures in response to workplace coronavirus outbreaks.
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OSHA is continuing to unveil citations against employers over alleged failures to protect their workers from COVID-19, but labor unions and other Trump administration foes say the small financial penalties the agency is seeking are further evidence that its response to the pandemic has been unacceptably weak.
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OSHA is continuing to unveil citations against employers over alleged failures to protect their workers from COVID-19, but labor unions and other Trump administration foes say the small financial penalties the agency is seeking are further evidence that its response to the pandemic has been unacceptably weak.
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OSHA is continuing to unveil citations against employers over alleged failures to protect their workers from COVID-19, but labor unions and other Trump administration foes say the small financial penalties the agency is seeking are further evidence that its response to the pandemic has been unacceptably weak.
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A bipartisan group of House moderates is backing a compromise proposal on COVID-19 relief including a limited employee liability waiver with a role for OSHA, signaling potential movement toward new negotiations after President Donald Trump called on Republicans to accept a higher price tag for a consensus bill.
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A bipartisan group of House moderates is backing a compromise proposal on COVID-19 relief including a limited employee liability waiver with a role for OSHA, signaling potential movement toward new negotiations after President Donald Trump called on Republicans to accept a higher price tag for a consensus bill.
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A bipartisan group of House moderates is backing a compromise proposal on COVID-19 relief including a limited employee liability waiver with a role for OSHA, signaling potential movement toward new negotiations after President Donald Trump called on Republicans to accept a higher price tag for a consensus bill.
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