Democrats Press OSHA To Investigate Claims Of States ‘Tipping’ Inspections

Top Democrats on the House workforce committee are calling on OSHA to investigate recent reports that claim officials with California and South Carolina’s state plan agencies have been “tipping off” employers on upcoming agency inspections targeting not only safety issues but child-labor violations and potential trafficking. In an Aug. 20 letter , Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Alma Adams (D-NC), ranking members on the full committee and its workforce protections panel respectively, ask Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to address...