Unions Cite COVID-19 Rulemaking Schedule Slip In D.C. Circuit Suit

The coalition of unions suing OSHA to revive its COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the healthcare sector say the agency’s self-imposed timeline for a permanent rule appears at risk of slipping by as much as two months, citing comments by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh during a Senate appropriations hearing. A July 14 filing by the petitioners in In re: National Nurses United (NNU), et al. , says that although OSHA told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...