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3 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tre'Vaughn Howard

Dispute centers on reopening an uncontested penalty citationAppeals court says review panel’s order isn’t appealableA mining contractor’s bid to reopen proceedings for an uncontested mine collapse penalty will proceed after a federal appeals court ruled it lacks authority to hear the dispute between the Labor Department and an independent safety review panel.

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

Blueprint calls for shuttering Women’s BureauAdds new details on central job training programPresident Donald Trump proposed cutting 4,000 full time employees at the US Department of Labor next fiscal year, axing a quarter of the agency’s current workforce. Trump in his fiscal year 2026 budget requested funding for 10,879 full time employees at the DOL, according to the agency’s budget justification released Friday, a drop from its current level of 14,855.

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

Hundreds of mine researchers remain on the chopping blockInjunction serves as a last-ditch to ward off firingsResearch on eliminating mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses will be lost with the firing of roughly 700 federal employees next week, mine safety officials say. While the Trump Administration reinstated at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, most of them remain on administrative leave with termination dates set for June 2 or July 2.

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

The Senate’s labor committee approved a slate of Labor Department nominees, including two responsible for overseeing and adjudicating mine safety. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted Thursday, teeing up a Senate floor vote. The DOL’s leads for the Employment and Training Administration and the Office of Disability Employment Policy were among those approved.

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

Settlement requires company to implement new control measuresOSHA investigation revealed identified hazards were ignoredA New Jersey commercial baker agreed to pay $180,000 in penalties to resolve nearly a dozen citations stemming from partial finger amputations suffered by an employee while at work.