Virginia officials may rescind the state’s first-in-the-nation standard for protecting workers from Covid-19 infections.
The possible withdrawal of the rule has been called for by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who, immediately upon taking office on Jan. 15, set out to reverse measures approved by the prior Democratic administration. Virginia is one of 21 states federally approved to enact protections for workers at private employers and state and local governments.
Youngkin’s issuance of a first-day executive order downgrading a public school mask-wearing mandate to merely an option drew instant opposition and then a seven school system state court lawsuit. ...
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