OSHA Sued Over Union Participation in Inspections

With Texas the obvious litigation venue of choice, the business community initiated another lawsuit in the Northern US District Court challenging the new Occupational and Safety Administration practice of allowing union officials to accompany OSHA inspectors on inspections even of companies that are non-union employers. The so-called “walk-around” rule has long allowed employee representatives (limited…

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NYC Approves Letter-grade Inspections

The new system, which was approved Tuesday, is expected to take effect in July. The health department said restaurants would receive grades based on the number of violations documented during their sanitary inspections, and each establishment will be required to post the grade at its point of entry. Restaurants receiving “A” grades would be inspected less often than those who score lower marks, officials said.

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