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Many States Fail to Protect Their Own Workers 04/17/2002
There are 18.4 million employees of state and local governments nationwide, many of whom have potentially dangerous jobs, such as firefighters, highway workers, health care workers, and emergency response personnel. Yet surprisingly, none of these people are covered by the federal occupational safety and health law (OSHA) or its standards. These laws and standards apply only to the private sector; states, counties and municipalities are responsible for protecting (or not protecting, as the case may be) their own workers. Read More

Medical Privacy Revisited 02/28/2001
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Listeria Rule Moves Forward 02/28/2001
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Anti-Scofflaw Rule Proposed 09/10/1999
Under the proposal, businesses that repeatedly and substantially violate safety, health, environmental, labor, tax or antitrust laws could be deemed ineligible for federal contracts.

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Regulatory Policy Developments: 1998 12/31/1998
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Regulatory Policy Developments: 1997 12/31/1997
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Regulatory Policy Developments: 1996 12/31/1996
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