Tre’Vaughn Howard

"He planned to take over what his parents built. Now, he can no longer work." read this @trehoward_ story on the wave of lawsuits against manufacturers from workers who developed silicosis after exposure to dust from engineered stone countertops: news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

Exclusive w/@trehoward_ : Sen. Grassley sends sharply-worded oversight letter to Labor Sec. Chavez-DeRemer over ethics scandal, a shift from Judiciary Chairman's protection of Trump appointees facing misconduct claims & sign she's losing support from Rs news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

Kelley Moore, a spokeswoman for @SenCapito (R-W.Va), said the senator is concerned about the office closings and has raised the issue directly with Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

The mine safety agency declined to say how much the government would save by closing these offices, referring questions to the General Services Administration, which didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment.

More mining would mean more work for MSHA, an agency that’s struggled for years to meet its obligation to inspect US mines.

The Trump Administration is flirting with disaster, mine safety experts share with me. I take a closer look at how the push to boost coal production, while shutting down several federal mine safety offices to cut costs, could have serious consequences. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

These planned closures come as Trump has pushed to expand both the mining and use of coal inside the US, rolling back pollution rules for power plants and promising legal strikes against state regulations.

Keeling noted the private sector could help fill in the gaps created by cutting the work done by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Senators also questioned David Keeling, the nominee, about how OSHA will operate as the Trump administration moves to cut parts of the government crucial to its work.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration will issue a regulation to address workplace violence, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency told lawmakers during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing today. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

For live feed: help.senate.gov/hearings/nomin…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has started the nomination hearing for President Trump’s pick to lead OSHA. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

I'm told firing the employees in these facilities would result in the loss of critical research projects, such as mine emergency response and control measures for mine pit wall collapses and cave-ins.

Much of NIOSH’s work on preventing mine injuries and illnesses occurs at two sites in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Spokane, Wash.

The country's primary publicly-funded mine safety and health research arm will be largely halted with the Trump administration's firing of roughly 700 federal employees next week. news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/mine-sa…

The four remaining mine offices still set for closures are: Prestonsburg and Beaver Dam in Kentucky; Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; and Pineville, W.Va. The latter two are larger, district offices.

The General Services Administration rescinded the proposed termination of leases for field offices once slated for closure by the Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to the memo sent to MSHA offices Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration reversed plans to close 32 US Mine Safety and Health Administration field offices, according to a memo obtain by Bloomberg Law. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…