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1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Rainey |Tre'Vaughn Howard

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers. Party Protests|Labor v Industry on PLAsRebecca Rainey: One DOL employee quietly, but prominently, protested against Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s decision to hold a celebration at the agency’s headquarters last week.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tre'Vaughn Howard

A growing number of states are trying to address heat and violence hazards in the workplace as the federal government makes little progress on rulemaking in those areas, creating new compliance costs and headaches for employers, attorneys say. Both Kentucky and Virginia lawmakers last month passed legislation centered around workplace safety.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tre'Vaughn Howard

The head of Department of Health and Human Services violated the Mine Act when he fired employees who conduct health surveillance of coal miners, according to a new complaint filed in a federal district court.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tre'Vaughn Howard

A mineral mining trade group’s bid to pause a federal rule that would require mines to cut the amount of breathable silica that miners are exposed to in half will move forward in the Eighth Circuit.

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tre'Vaughn Howard

A mineral mining trade group asked a court of appeals for an emergency pause on a federal rule that would require mines to cut respirable silica levels in half. The National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association filed an emergency administrative stay motion for the US Mine Safety and Health Administration’s finalized silica rule in the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The group wants to delay the April 14 compliance deadline and an expedited briefing schedule for its stay on the rule.