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November 7, 2024

OSHA Says Golden Gate District Lacks Standing To Sue Over Scaffolding Memo

October 29, 2024 at 3:23 PM
OSHA is arguing that California highway regulators responsible for the Golden Gate Bridge cannot continue to challenge its Trump-era guidance letter that eased implementation of a long-standing scaffolding safety standard, because officials in the state are not directly bound by the policy and thus have suffered no “injury” from it. The agency filed an Oct. 25 motion to dismiss Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District v. Department of Labor , claiming that regardless of how the 2020 guidance letter...

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