On Monday, OSHA will engage in a live web chat about its agenda — see all of DOL chats scheduled here. OSHA has announced that “in an effort to address urgent safety and health problems facing Americans in the workplace, is implementing a new Severe Violator Enforcement Program and increasing civil penalty amounts” — learn [...]
Today, the House Education and Labor Committee’s Workplace Protections Sub-Committee will hold a hearing to discuss proposed changes to the Protecting America’s Workers Act (H.R. 2067). Unfortunately, this legislation seeks to simply increase penalties on employers for OSHA violations and expand liability instead of promoting cooperative engagement between employers and OSHA. For OSHA to be [...]
On March 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee will be holding a hearing on the penalties provisions of the Protecting America’s Workers Act (H.R. 2067) in 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. This hearing is described as a legislative hearing built around changes that will [...]