Scott A. Mugno, President Trump’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health at OSHA, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position.

With the current measles outbreak making news daily across the country, employers are wondering what they can do to protect their workers. However, care must be taken to ensure that employee rights are not violated in workplace vaccination policies.

OSHA has released a final rule in the latest phase of its Standards Improvement Project (SIP) that makes changes to many of its construction, general industry, and shipyard safety and health standards.

May 14, 2019 (Final Rule) - OSHA has issued a final rule removing or revising outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements in its safety and health standards. The current review, the fourth in this ongoing effort, the Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV (SIP-IV), reduces regulatory burden while maintaining or enhancing worker safety and health, and improving privacy protections.