The Latest News From the Department of Labor April 19, 2018 There were several important developments at the Department of Labor (DOL) that may be of interest to NFDA members. On April 12, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified on the DOL Fiscal Year 2019 budget request before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor. Rep. Roy Blunt (R...
Will the EPA Reassess the Risks of Formaldehyde? March 12, 2018 An important recent formaldehyde study and President’s Donald Trump’s proposed EPA budget may ultimately determine the scientific information to which we have access about the risk this chemical poses and whether exposure causes leukemia.
What Will OSHA Look Like Under President Trump? March 05, 2018 Last week, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections met for a hearing, “A More Effective and Collaborative OSHA: A View from Stakeholders,” The timing of the hearing says it all: there is no Trump administration official confirmed as the head of OSHA and there is no political appo...
DOL/OSHA Update: 2019 Proposed Budget February 19, 2018 The 2019 fiscal year budget request for the Dept, of Labor totals $10.9 billion, an 9.3% increase over 2018 that includes funding for areas that impact the funeral profession.