Employer Attorneys Doubt OSHA’s Planned Interim Rule On Subpoena Power

Industry attorneys are questioning OSHA’s plan to soon issue an interim final rule (IFR) that the agency says will provide “clarity” on its use of subpoenas but which one attorney says may include major changes to the process without a notice and comment period. “Because it is an interim final rule, there will be no rulemaking, and therefore no opportunity for stakeholders to comment on these unknown changes . . . It’s very hard to gauge the scale of the...