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Department of Labor (DOL) Federal Funding Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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The Rumors of OSHA’s Demise Might Be Exaggerated

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) fiscal year (FY) 2026 congressional budget justification suggested significant headcount reductions over the next two years and a corresponding reduction in...more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. ...more

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Federal Government Shutdown Will Significantly Impact United States Department of Labor Enforcement Activities, OSHA Cases

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The impending federal government shutdown will suspend many enforcement and consultation functions of the United States Department of Labor, including OSHA....more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #5

Shutdown Showdown. Rather than hurtling into a federal government shutdown, this week has been more of a slow, gradual, depressing slide into the shutdown, as it became apparent this week that last-minute measures to keep the...more

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Government Shutdown to Halt Activities of Federal Labor and Employment Agencies

Another federal government shutdown appears imminent as lawmakers reportedly remain deadlocked along partisan lines on an agreement to extend funding ahead of a 12:00 a.m. October 1, 2023 deadline. A government shutdown—which...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2021 #4

Congressional Update, Part I: Budget Brinksmanship. This time next week, we could be in the middle of a government shutdown. Always the masters of brinksmanship, our congressional legislators still do not have a deal to...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2019 #4

Close Call. On November 21, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open through December 20, 2019. Given the pervasiveness of brinksmanship in Congress these days, the Buzz...more

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U.S. Government Passes 2018 Omnibus Spending Package With Modest Increase To OSHA Funding

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With what has now become a regular ritual, lawmakers rushed to pass a $1.3 trillion omnibus bill on the last possible day to avoid a government shutdown. The 2,300-page bill was passed by the House last Thursday by a vote...more

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Differing Opinions are Vital for the Safety Community.

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Most folks in the safety community know Jordan Barab, the former Obama era Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at OSHA from 2009 to 2017. You can read Jordan’s take on OSHA, MSHA, safety and anything related to employees and...more

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WPI Insider Briefing: What Will the Second Hundred Days of the Trump Administration Hold?

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From the workplace policy perspective, much of the focus of the first 100 days of the Trump administration was on confirming a new Secretary of Labor and reversing the Obama administration’s labor and employment agenda....more

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