As #MSHA's #Silica Rule Faces Political, Legal Challenges #Coal_Miners With #Black_Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under #Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/c...

DOL HQ got an exterior renovation this week. Now, it they'd just brighten up the dreary interior.

Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says apnews.com/article/clai...

6 people are found dead at a Colorado dairy. Authorities suspect an accident involving gas exposure apnews.com/article/colo...

California farmworkers keep dying from #heat illness, 20 years after the state government vowed to protect them. latimes.com/california/s... #CalOSHA #OSHA

#DollarTree's worker safety woes are back. Virginia #OSHA (#VOSH) is seeking a $284,000 fine against a store in Alexandria (my home town) for 4 repeat violations. osha.gov/ords/imis/es...

#Trump's "skinny budget" for the #DOL in FY2026 makes no mention of #OSHA or #MSHA. (But it does claim #Easter_Seals is a " leftist, DEI-promoting" entity funded, in part, by DOL.) Budget details: aboutblaw.com/bh5s

From former OSHA boss David Michaels....

.@Dish Network LLC wins administrative court victory over #OSHA. #OSHRC ALJ vacates $124,000 fine and willful violation of fall protection rule during installation work. @JacksonLewisPC represented Dish. Decision is below. www.oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...

#OSHA general duty clause citation and $13,653 fine against Bobcat Contracting LLC stemming from deaths of two workers in a natural gas explosion vacated by #OSHRC ALJ. @Steptoe_Johnson PLLC represented Bobcat. @atmosenergy Corporation owned pipeline www.oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...

#OSHA to host online public hearing on heat stress prevention proposed rulemaking on June 16. www.osha.gov/news/newsrel...

Feds bow to pressure, reinstate head of WTC Health Program www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/05/f...

#Big_Law Mostly Sits Out Industry Response to #Trump Executive Orders Against Law Firms. @arnoldporter, @Freshfields, @FenwickWest, @SusmanGodfrey, and Davis Wright Tremaine (@DWTLaw) were among the large firms signing the brief opposing executive order. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

#OSHRC upholds two #OSHA violations and $11,250 fine against building contractor Montroy Development LLC for endangering workers near excavations at a home construction site in Camillus, NY. oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...

apnews.com/article/hele... safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

#UPS accused by #OSHA of failing to provide in August adequate first aid protection to drivers in Texas. Faces $167,514 proposed fine for repeat violation. In 2011-'21 OSHA ass't secretary nominee David Keeling oversaw UPS safety efforts. osha.gov/ords/imis/es...

#Goodyear Tire faces a $1.26 Million fine from Virginia #OSHA. An inspection of Danville plant found 78 alleged violations. The plant has been cited several previous times following deaths and lesser mishaps. osha.gov/ords/imis/es... #VOSH

#ElonMusk's #Tesla faces three #OSHA violations, $49,650 fine, stemming from death of construction worker at Austin #Gigaplant. Electric panel being worked on wasn't deenergized, agency says. osha.gov/ords/imis/es...

#OSHRC ALJ upholds three #OSHA violations, $10,500 fine, against #Prime_International_Shipping LLC (linkedin.com/company/prim...) stemming from worker death. Judge rejected claim that endangered workers were independent contractors, not Prime employees. oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...

In a Federal District Court, #Fabcon Precast LLC Pleads Guilty in Worker Death Case. Company willfully violated #OSHA rule. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-...

Senate Labor Cmte set to vote Feb. 27 on @LChavezDeRemer's nomination for #DOL secretary. help.senate.gov/hearings/nom... Cmte will also hold Feb. 27 hearing on nomination of Keith Sonderling as dep sec.

#OSHA violations against #Schindler_Elevator Corp and $26,787 fine were vacated by an #OSHRC ALJ who concluded the agency incorrectly cited the company using standards for general industry when the work was actually construction. @SchindlerNA www.oshrc.gov/wp-content/u...

.@ElonMusk’s #DOGE to Lead #Trump White House Purge of Federal Regulations. Would enable DOGE to declare #OSHA, #MSHA rules exceed agency authority. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

At Confirmation Hearing, Trump #DOL Sec Nominee @LChavezDeRemer Walks Back Past Support of PRO Act Bill. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-... news.bloomberglaw.com

Bloomberg Law: #Trump Selects Former #Amazon, #UPS Safety Director #David_Keeling to Lead #OSHA, #Wayne_Palmer for #MSHA. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

TV Programming note. Just in case you were planning to watch @LChavezDeRemer 's #DOL sec confirmation hearing today, change your plans, reprogram the DVR. The 5ish inches of snow in DC led to the hearing's delay until Feb. 19. New details below. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nom... #OSHA #MSHA

OSH Review Commission vacated #OSHA repeat violation citation against @Trinity_Solar LLC, $85,938 fine stemming from the fatal fall of a rooftop solar panel installer. oshrc.gov/assets/1/6/2... The worker was wearing harness at the time of the fall and Trinity had previously installed rope lines.

#Amanda_Laihow Set to Be #OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Pick, the agency's #2 political appointee. No Senate confirmation required. Laihow served as #OSHRC commissioner and attorney. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

#AFLCIO, Other Groups Sue to Block #DOGE Labor Department Data Access. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-... #OSHA #MSHA

#Tesla's Fremont, Calif. auto plant cited by #CalOSHA for serious violation of state's outdoors worker heat stroke protection rule. $13,500 fine sought. Fed #OSHA doesn't have a rule. www.osha.gov/ords/imis/es... #ElonMusk

#OSHRC vacates #OSHA #workplace_violence citation for shooting death of mall security guard and $14,502 fine. Decision shows limits of agency’s workplace violence regulations. #Littler represented employer. www.oshrc.gov/assets/1/18/...

#OSHA's 2015 guidance on #transgender workers' access to restrooms has been stricken from the agency's current documents. It was policy during #Obama, #Trump1, and #Biden administrations. You can still read the policy here: web.archive.org/web/20250119...

A Look Back and a Look at What’s Ahead for the Mine Safety and Health Administration ogletree.com/insights-res...

#Google to Fight #NLRB Over Joint Employer Finding in D.C. Circuit Fed Court news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulation Sunsets February 3, 2025 ogletree.com/insights-res...