The Obama administration has been methodically reinvigorating federal agencies that turned down the lights and laid off staff during the downturn. It appears the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is next in line for steroid shots.
A Department of Labor official recently testified before Congress on a series of recommendations that could significantly boost the number of cases brought by the agency against employers.
According to a Society for Human Resource Management article on the hearing, chief among the recommendations he supported called for extending the statute of limitations from 30 days to 180 days to give workers more time to lodge complaints with the feds about unsafe working conditions.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
