OSHA Urges Judges To Dismiss Industry Record-Keeping Rule Challenge

OSHA is urging a federal court to reject an industry lawsuit seeking to block anti-retaliation provisions of the agency's new injury and illness record-keeping and reporting rule, claiming broad statutory authority and discretion to ensure accurate reporting of worker injuries, and that the industry lawsuit is unlikely to succeed. In July, groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, sued OSHA seeking a preliminary injunction of so-called anti-retaliation provisions of the agency's controversial new...