December 22, 2017
The D.C. Circuit on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Labor to review its rule limiting workers' exposure to silica, rejecting arguments from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups but agreeing with a union coalition that the DOL did not "adequately explain" why it left out a provision allowing doctors to recommend pulling exposed workers off the job.
September 26, 2017
Industry groups urged a D.C. Circuit panel Tuesday to nix new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules lowering how much silica dust workers can be exposed to, rebutting OSHA's claims that a previous standard left millions of workers at risk of developing lung cancer and other diseases.
February 27, 2017
Expanding the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration's revamped silica exposure rule to require that workers be removed from the job — with pay — under certain circumstances is unnecessary to protect employees and economically infeasible for employers, four business trade groups told the D.C. Circuit on Friday.
February 14, 2017
An international scientific organization and an organization of occupation and environmental medical physicians have come out in support of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new rules on worker exposure to silica dust in several industries, telling the D.C. Circuit the regulations would reduce health impairments.
December 05, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two other business groups on Friday urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new rules on worker exposure to silica dust in several industries, claiming the tighter standards don't benefit worker health.
November 21, 2016
Industry and labor groups fired their opening salvos Friday in a D.C. Circuit proceeding challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new rules on worker exposure to silica dust in a wide range of industries, with the industry groups seeking a full repeal and the unions looking to bolster worker protections.