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New York – A paid sick leave law that went into effect in April 2014 in New York City is a “non-event” that has not been misused by workers or proven costly to employers, according to a report from researchers at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Murphy Institute at the City University of New York.

Washington – OSHA has scheduled a meeting of its Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.

Washington – OSHA has pushed back to Dec. 1 the deadline for enforcement of anti-retaliation provisions in its injury and illness tracking rule.

Anaheim, CA – OSHA’s final rule on walking/working surfaces to address slips, trips and falls in the workplace soon could be a reality, agency administrator David Michaels said Tuesday during a roundtable discussion at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.

Workers are not always consistent with their actions on the job. Sometimes, workers behave in a way that is irrational or inexplicable. Why?

Anaheim, CA – After 4,905 votes were cast covering more than 120 products, the results for the 2016 “Best in Show” New Product Showcase Awards are in!

Anaheim, CA – For the sixth year in a row, Fall Protection (1926.501) is the most frequently cited OSHA standard, the agency and Safety+Health magazine announced Oct. 18 at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.

Washington – The federal government’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order 13673 final rule is unconstitutional and should be voided, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 7 by Associated Builders and Contractors, its chapter in southeast Texas, and the National Association of Security Companies.

Anaheim, CA – The status of OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program was in the spotlight during the “OSHA Current Activities” Technical Session on Monday at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.

Anaheim, CA – The two-time Top 10 U.S. hit song “Stand By Me” by the late Ben E. King flowed from the loudspeakers as Charlie Morecraft and E. Scott Geller took the stage Tuesday morning to deliver the Motivational Keynote address for the final time at the NSC Congress & Expo.