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45 Business Groups Send Letter to Hill Opposing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act
On July 31 (Senate) and August 5 (House), members of Congress reintroduced their ill-conceived Warehouse Worker Protection Act (S.2613/H.R.4896), which, despite its industry-specific title, will have wide-reaching and damaging consequences for the economy at large. In response, 45 employer organizations sent a letter emphasizing the breadth of the bill’s impact and the serious consequences it…
Read MoreCWS Urges Senate to Reject Misguided Warehouse Worker Protection Act
On July 31, several Senators introduced the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, ill-conceived legislation that will have wide-reaching and damaging consequences for the economy. Last session of Congress, dozens of employer organizations, including CWS in both May and October 2024, wrote letters to the Senate emphasizing the breadth of the bill’s impact and the serious consequences it would have if implemented.…
Read MoreCWS Sends Letter to House Subcommittee on Misguided Biden-Era Workplace Safety Regulations
On May 14, the Coalition for Workplace Safety sent a letter to the House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections in light of their hearing, “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety without Overreach.” The letter points to our past comments on two regulations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during the…
Read MoreCWS Files Comments on OMB’s Request for Information on Deregulation
On May 12, the Coalition for Workplace Safety filed comments in response to the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on deregulation. Our comments urge OMB to rescind two regulations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration – Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process final rule and the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses…
Read MoreCWS Sends Letter to DOL Urging Rescission of Unlawful Regulatory Activity
On April 16, the Coalition for Workplace Safety sent a letter to the Department of Labor urging they consider rescinding regulatory activity pursued under the Biden administration as part of its review of all regulations under its purview as required by Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory…
Read MoreCWS Supports Nomination of Dave Keeling to Lead OSHA
On February 14, the Coalition for Workplace Safety submitted to the Senate HELP Committee a letter of support for President Trump’s nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Dave Keeling. As we explain in our letter, “Mr. Keeling’s long career as a workplace safety professional would provide the Occupational…
Read MoreCWS Urges Senators to Reject Misguided Policies in New Legislative Framework
On February 6, the Coalition for Workplace Safety sent a letter to the US Senate urging Senators to reject the policies contained in Senator Hawley’s (R-MO) legislative framework altering federal labor and employment policy. The framework would impose significant new regulatory schemes on employers and create an entirely new subagency at the Department of Labor, both of…
Read MoreCWS Files Comments on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Proposed Rule
On January 14, 2025, the Coalition for Workplace Safety and 81 employer organizations filed comments on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rule. We call on OSHA to withdraw the proposed rule, because “it fails to consider the extensive concerns provided during the SBREFA process regarding the inflexibility…
Read MoreSanders Again Attacks Amazon Despite Other Industries Failing to Protect Their Workers
On December 16, Senator Sanders, Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released another report on the Committee’s investigation into Amazon’s workplace safety and health practices. No other members of the HELP Committee are involved in the report or investigation. Amazon’s response to the report is available here. The following statement can…
Read MoreCWS Urges Senate HELP Committee to Oppose Warehouse Worker Protection Act
On October 8, the Coalition for Workplace Safety and 45 employer organizations sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee urging them to oppose the newly reintroduced Warehouse Worker Protection Act. The following statement can be attributed to CWS spokesperson Lauren Williams: “As we explained when the Warehouse Worker Protection Act was originally…
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