Politics Jul 22 Labor Department proposes rewriting or repealing more than 60 ‘obsolete’ rules in push to deregulate workplaces By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press
Politics Dec 17 Federal appeals court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect Friday's 2-1 ruling from a panel of judges on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower-court ruling that had paused the requirement. Republican-led states are challenging the rule. By Geoff Mulvihill, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
Economy Dec 13 OSHA opens investigation after Amazon warehouse collapses during tornado, killing 6 Amazon said workers at the warehouse had little time to prepare when the National Weather Service declared a tornado warning on Friday night. The tornado arrived soon after, collapsing both sides of the warehouse and caving in its roof. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Politics Nov 08 Biden team defends worker vaccine rule, wants challenges combined into single case At least 27 states plus several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its mandate last week. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Nation Oct 07 The U.S. will develop a federal heat standard for the first time. Here’s what advocates and labor experts want The Biden Administration recently announced new protections for people working in extreme heat, but advocates say the move is just a first step. By Chloe Jones, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado
Sep 16 Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Joe Biden directed OSHA to write a rule forcing employers with at least 100 workers to require staff get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free. Continue reading
Sep 24 Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Inspection records show the outbreak at the Iowa Premium Beef Plant in Tama in April resulted in 338 of the plant's 850 workers testing positive for the virus. Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Labor officials testify on how the government is protecting workers from COVID-19 By Associated Press Labor officials will testify before the Workforce Protections Subcommittee May 28 on the federal government’s actions to protect workers from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
May 27 OSHA says 3 willful violations led to plant blasts in Texas By Associated Press U.S. officials have cited the owners of a Southeast Texas chemical plant where November blasts and fires caused widespread damage to the surrounding community. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 10:10 The government is paying billions to shipbuilders with histories of safety lapses By PBS News Hour The U.S. shipbuilding industry continues to win billions of dollars in contracts to build Navy and Coast Guard vessels, despite serious safety lapses that have endangered and killed workers. From Reveal at the Center for Investigative Reporting, special correspondent Aubrey… Continue watching