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Jefferson City, MO – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) on July 2 vetoed a bill that would have created a database for employers to access a job applicant’s history of filing workers’ compensation claims.

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration should modify procedures for air traffic controllers to help avoid mid-air collisions among aircraft performing a “go-around” – or aborted landing – according to new recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Washington – OSHA has initiated a Local Emphasis Program on automobile lift operations in Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.

Washington – Anthony Foxx was sworn in as the 17th Secretary of Transportation on July 2, five days after being confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous vote.

Washington – The remaining two provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2011 final rule on hours of service went into effect July 1.

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration should modify procedures for air traffic controllers to help avoid mid-air collisions among aircraft performing a “go-around” – or aborted landing – according to new recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Washington – The Department of Labor, U.S. Postal Service and American Postal Workers Union have reached a settlement to resolve numerous alleged electrical safety violations.