OSHA Pact Adopts Reporting Rule's Controversial Anti-Retaliation Provisions

OSHA is implementing controversial anti-retaliation provisions of its new injury reporting rule through a legal settlement with a major employer even as industry groups are seeking a speedy court ruling to block the provisions before they take effect next month -- though the agency last week delayed enforcement of the requirement until November. OSHA and the Department of Labor July 19 unveiled a settlement with U.S. Steel (USS) that requires the company to rescind its policy requiring employees to immediately...