Congress Moves To Gut OSHA Plan To Weigh Violations In Procurement

Despite a threatened veto from the White House, the Senate appears slated to join the House in adopting legislation that would gut OSHA's plan for implementing President Obama's directive that the agency consider government contractors' records of workplace violations in granting contracts. The Senate has begun debate on a defense authorization bill, S. 2943 , that includes language restricting OSHA-led implementation of President Obama's Executive Order (EO) 13673 requiring federal agencies to weigh contractors' labor law violations in awards to...