A coming reconfiguration of OSHA’s enforcement efforts under a second Trump administration will likely mean fewer legal challenges from industry groups to workplace safety standards but potentially more lawsuits from organized labor.
President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new initiative known as the “Department of Government Efficiency” to “slash excess regulations” has fueled expectations of a major overhaul of how federal agencies operate, including the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
“There is going to be a massive review of what these agencies do and how important these regulations really are,” ...
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