State News

Lansing, MI — A bill recently introduced in Michigan would prohibit employers in the state from requiring workers to access or respond to after-hours...

Topeka, KS — Drivers in Kansas now face new penalties for using a handheld mobile device in active construction work zones, under a new...

Lansing, MI — Michigan OSHA is delaying, until Sept. 21, enforcement of its revised concrete construction standard. The agency amended Construction Standard 25, Concrete Construction...

Harrisburg, PA — Labor leaders and workers joined Pennsylvania lawmakers at a June 2 press conference to call for the passage of a state...

Washington — A $725,000 proposed cut to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s 2026-2027 fiscal year enforcement budget isn’t a “fiscal necessity,”...

Raleigh, NC — The procedures and required information for a whistleblower retaliation complaint have been amended in North Carolina, under a new law. According to...

An overview of important developments at the federal and state level.

New York — Development of heat illness prevention plans for New York City employees and contractors, as well as heat safety guidance intended for...

Tempe, AZ — Nearly 3 out of 5 farmworkers in Arizona have experienced at least one symptom of heat-related illness in the past year,...

Tumwater, WA — An online tool designed to quantify the workload of janitorial jobs and evaluate workers’ musculoskeletal injury risk has been updated for...