OMB Reviewing Rule For Raising OSHA Penalties

The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) has begun review of the Labor Department's draft interim final rule that will allow OSHA to significantly increase penalties for a host of workplace safety requirements, a measure that Congress required the agency to issue in time for it to take effect Aug. 1. According to OMB's website, the draft interim final rule was submitted for review June 14. The rule is required by the omnibus budget bill that President Obama...