Business & Industry

Amarillo, TX — A federal judge has vacated segments of guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission aimed at preventing and addressing worker harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Wonju, South Korea — Working long hours may alter brain structure and affect cognitive and emotional health, according to the results of a recent study out of South Korea.

Jefferson City, MO — Missouri lawmakers have moved to repeal legislation that provides certain workers with paid sick leave.

Washington — In the eyes of Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing on May 15 was for employers who are “seeking clarity and flexibility in OSHA standards.”

Washington — A coalition made up of 13 labor unions and a manufacturer of personal protective equipment is suing the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over what it calls an “unlawful shutdown” of NIOSH operations.

Washington — Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the House is aimed at expanding access to treatment and improving wait times for federal workers who are injured on the job.

Washington — A group of House Democrats say they’re alarmed about potential office closures at OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Washington — The Department of Health and Human Services has reinstated 328 NIOSH employees, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified May 14 during a House Appropriations Committee hearing.

San Francisco — The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has halted until May 23 President Donald Trump’s Executive Order implementing “large-scale reductions in force” or reorganizations of multiple federal agencies.

Oakland, CA — Retail workers may be exposed to unsafe levels of a hormone-disrupting chemical when touching paper receipts for as little as 10 seconds, a nonprofit watchdog group cautions in a new report.