Trump Administration Continues Push To End Suit Over NIOSH Staff Cuts

The Trump administration is continuing its push for a federal court to dismiss a West Virginia coal miner’s lawsuit challenging staffing cuts at a key federal health agency, raising standing and sovereign immunity defenses to argue there is nothing for the court to decide. Harry Wiley sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the April 1 near elimination of the National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), including the Respiratory Health Division (RHD) in Morgantown, WV,...