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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

DOL Secretary: Modernize OSHA and MSHA to Do More With Less

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/18/2025

On June 5, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget....more

Beltway Buzz - May 2025 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/19/2025

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

Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/28/2024

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

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/28/2024

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

Beltway Buzz - July 2023 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/31/2023

Su Slips. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s chances of becoming the actual secretary of labor continued to dwindle this week. Multiple media reports indicate that the administration is no longer pushing for Su’s...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/24/2023

Su Nomination in Limbo. Late last week, Senator Joe Manchin publicly voiced his opposition to Julie Su’s nomination to be secretary of labor. ...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/6/2023

The Pandemic Is Dead! Long Live the Pandemic! This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to immediately end the COVID-19 national emergency, as well as a bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency....more

Beltway Buzz - January 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/9/2023

The 118th Congress Is Here. Sort of. As required by the U.S. Constitution, the 118th Congress gaveled in on January 3, 2023. If there was any hope that a new year would bring new competence and cooperation within the U.S....more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/12/2021

Infrastructure Summer. Congress remains out this week but is expected to be very busy for the remainder of July. Democrats will seek to gain traction on two major legislative priorities: an infrastructure deal backed by 11...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - May 2021 #4

WilmerHale on 6/1/2021

On May 26, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman began a series of hearings on the Hill that will continue through May 28. On May 26, she testified before the House Committee on Small Business in a hearing titled “An...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, April 2021 # 8

Hogan Lovells on 4/29/2021

In Washington: On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its guidelines on wearing masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to mask up unless they are in certain crowded...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - April 2021 #2

WilmerHale on 4/16/2021

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents showing President Trump’s political appointees discussing their efforts to exert influence over the CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines and reports to more...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021 #3

WilmerHale on 3/18/2021

On March 15, the SBA Office of the Inspector General published a report identifying $692 million in duplicate PPP loans. This confirmed earlier findings made by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - December 2020 #2

WilmerHale on 12/11/2020

The Congressional Oversight Commission will hold a hearing today to examine the funds authorized by the CARES Act that provide up to $17 billion for loans and loan guarantees to businesses critical to maintaining national...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020 #3

WilmerHale on 8/21/2020

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) sent letters to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Operation Warp Speed Chief Advisor Dr. Moncef Slaoui, and David S. Harris, President and CEO of Advanced...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020

WilmerHale on 8/10/2020

Bharat Ramamurti, a Democratic member of the Congressional Oversight Commission, tweeted that the Commission will hold its first hearing on August 7, which will focus on the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program. ...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - July 2020 #3

WilmerHale on 7/17/2020

WilmerHale’s COVID-19 Oversight and Enforcement Report offers a concise weekly roundup of notable congressional, executive branch, and state attorney general oversight and enforcement activity relating to the COVID-19...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/9/2020

Congress and the Coronavirus. In the wake of the growing coronavirus threat, federal lawmakers responded this week by doing what they do best: holding hearings. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2020 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/27/2020

Where is Everybody? Perhaps due to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, it’s been a relatively quiet week in the labor and employment arena in Washington, D.C. President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/8/2019

Gentlemen, You Can’t Fight in Here! This Is the War Room! On April 3, 2019, for the third time in six years, the U.S. Senate went “nuclear” and changed its rules regarding filibustering of presidential nominees. This time,...more

Caring for Our Caregivers: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Healthcare Workplace Violence Bill

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/15/2019

On February 27, 2019, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on House Resolution 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, introduced by...more

Assistant Secretary of Labor David Zatezalo Testifies on MSHA’s Policies and Priorities for 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/8/2018

On February 6, 2018, during a session entitled “Reviewing the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration,” Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health David G. Zatezalo testified before...more

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