Labor

Washington — A coalition of more than 40 organizations is calling on California to put a halt to rulemaking regarding worker walkaround representation. A recently...

Lowell, MA — Researchers from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell are asking painters and allied trades workers who’ve been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

Washington — May 11 is the new deadline for comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed amendments to chemical facility safety provisions under its...

Phoenix — The Industrial Commission of Arizona has unanimously approved a set of recommendations on protecting workers from heat-related illness and injury. The guidance, which...

Washington — OSHA has issued a revised National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. The previous NEP, published in 2022, expired April 8...

Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has delayed “indefinitely” the deadline for metal and nonmetal mine operators to comply with its final...

Harrisburg, PA — A bill aimed at strengthening protections for meatpacking and food processing workers has advanced out of the Pennsylvania House. H.B. 1923, sponsored...

Washington — The Department of Health and Human Services is looking to cut certain NIOSH-run programs and consolidate the agency with others under a...

Washington — OSHA is seeking to eliminate its November 2036 deadline for employers to install personal fall arrest or safety systems on certain fixed...

Washington — The White House is seeking a nearly 7.5% budget cut for OSHA, which includes another attempt to eliminate the Susan Harwood Training...