Business Groups File First Challenge to OSHA Inspection Rule (1)

A federal court should prevent OSHA’s “walkaround” inspection rule from taking affect May 31, the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The Chamber and several other business groups are asking the US District Court for the Western District of Texas to postpone enforcement of the walkaround rule and vacate the regulation, arguing it exceeds the agency’s authority and isn’t aligned with what Congress intended in the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

“OSHA claims this rule is about workplace safety, but as some union organizers have publicly admitted this rule is about gaining ...