Thursday, April 8, 2021
On March 30, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed the complaint a group of meat packing plant workers filed last summer against then Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The complaint sought to force the secretary of labor to take action to address allegedly “imminently dangerous” working conditions in which half of the plant’s employees contracted COVID-19.
The plaintiffs, represented by Justice at Work Pennsylvania, Public Justice and Toward Justice, filed a first-of-its-kind claim directly against OSHA and the secretary of labor. In their complaint, the plaintiffs petitioned the court under Section 13(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to issue an order, known as a writ of mandamus, compelling the secretary of labor to take legal action against their employer, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods. Specifically, the plaintiffs asked the c
Infectious disease, workplace violence rules remain in OSHA plan
Under the last regulatory flexibility agenda signed by Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has retained rulemakings to expand the communication tower standard and establish standards for infectious disease exposures and the prevention of workplace violence in health care and social assistance (86
FR 16920).
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The March 31 notice was re-signed for administrative purposes by Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC)
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OSHA Regulatory Agenda Retains Infectious Disease, Workplace Violence Rules
Under the last regulatory flexibility agenda signed by Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has retained rulemakings to expand the communication tower standard and establish standards for infectious disease exposures and the prevention of workplace violence in health care and social assistance (86
FR 16920).
The March 31 notice was re-signed for administrative purposes by Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC)
Federal Register Liaison Officer Terri Tolson-Young. While most regulatory agenda items appear online on the reginfo.gov website, rulemakings likely to have significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities must be listed in a
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The review by US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to provide relief to companies that depend on computer science engineers from countries such as India.
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PUNE: The United States will review a proposal that had sought increased wages for new H-1B visa applicants.
The anti-immigrant measure Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States by the previous Donald Trump government would have increased H-1B wages by as much as 30%.
The review by US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to provide relief to companies that depend on computer science engineers from countries such as India.