Michigan Lawmakers Eye Legislative Fix To Match OSHA Penalties

A Michigan Senate panel is weighing legislation that would bring the state’s OSHA penalties in line with federal requirements, seeking to head off the potential loss of state protections for public-sector employees and other state benefits if OSHA were to revoke the approval of Michigan’s program. OSHA has never revoked a state plan’s approval, although the agency has taken steps to do so in Arizona and Utah before those states adjusted their penalty programs to meet the federal minimums. And...