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Protecting America’s Workers Act Upcoming Congressional Hearing Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates.  On Thursday, April 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for  Ms. Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and  Ms. Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor.  In opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) criticized the Biden Administration for what he considers its abrupt and unprecedented firing of...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 26, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration sent emergency workplace safety rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the Office of Management and Budget for review. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, OSHA has fielded thousands of complaints related to employee safety in the workplace and the spread of the virus. Additionally, OSHA has come under fire for not doing enough to protect healthcare and other frontline workers from the risk of infection. OSHA has t...

Too Many Lost: Honoring Workers Who Have Died from COVID-19 and Other Workplace Hazards Photo: Bobby Stevens Photo/Shutterstock Too Many Lost: Honoring Workers Who Have Died from COVID-19 and Other Workplace Hazards Kathleen Rest, executive director | April 28, 2021, 5:00 am EDT This post is a part of a series on Take a moment. Today, April 28, is not just another day. It’s Worker Memorial Day, the day when people in the US and around the world pause to recognize, remember, and honor those who...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 26, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration sent emergency workplace safety rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the Office of Management and Budget for review. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, OSHA has fielded thousands of complaints related to employee safety in the workplace and the spread of the virus. Additionally, OSHA has come under fire for not doing enough to protect healthcare and other frontline workers from the risk of infection. OSHA has the authority to issue emergency temporary s...

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