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In a recent letter sent to its regional directors, OSHA has revised its enforcement guidelines regarding annual injury and illness reporting requirements. The agency previously had required covered employers to electronically submit Form 300A data for the…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended to the end of August its waiver from some commercial driver license regulations for truckers hauling Covid 19 emergency supplies. Adopted last year, this regulatory relief has been extended several…
Widespread fraud in government programs aimed at providing relief for businesses and individuals during the Covid 19 pandemic is attracting the attention of the Department of Justice. By mid-May, DOJ had charged about 500 defendants with criminal offenses…
The retreat of the Covid 19 pandemic and taking the first steps toward return to normal life and work is generally seen as a good thing, but it wreaked havoc on labor union dreams of extending strict emergency safety rules to workplaces everywhere. Called…
A three-judge federal appeals court panel has ruled that federal law does not protect interstate trucking employers by preempting California’s draconian independent contractor law. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges voted 2-1 that a federal law called…
On April 27, President Biden ordered a raise in the minimum wage that federal contractors are expected to pay their workers. This will increase the minimum wage paid to employees working on or in connection with federal government contracts to $15.00 per…
As we reported earlier, federal OSHA is pursuing a nationwide National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Covid 19, targeting what it deems to be higher hazard industries for flood-the-zone enforcement action by hundreds of inspectors (AA, 4-1-21, P. 5). Since…
Are you ready for another federal agency, this one devoted promoting the interests and well-being of the nation’s supply chain? Mike Crum, a professor and Ruan Chair of Supply Chain Management at Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business, and several…
Among the National Transportation Safety Board’s annual Top 10 “Most Wanted List” of safety improvements are stopping distracted driving and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In 2018, 400,000 people were injured and in 2019 3,142 were killed…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration warned fleet operators to watch out for companies who offer to file forms or interact with FMCSA for a fee when in reality carriers can choose to work with the federal agency at no cost. Fleet managers and new…
The Surface Transportation Board issued a rail demurrage billing rule that requires Class-I railroads to incorporate information needed by shippers on their railcar demurrage bills. The required information includes: The billing cycle covered by the invoice.…
Even before criticism of the Biden Infrastructure legislation for its redefinition of infrastructure to include the electrical grid, water pipelines and internet access among other things, the question of how to pay for infrastructure improvements was a…