WASHINGTON – It's long been a conservative dream: shrinking the federal government. And on Friday, part of the dream came true: the Supreme Court tossed a 40-year principle that boosted the power of government regulators on environmental, labor and other laws.
Could the federal agency that sets workplace safety rules be the next target?
The Supreme Court may decide this week whether it will hear a challenge to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The case, pushed by business and conservative groups, and by Republican attorneys general, argues Congress violated the Constitution more than 50 years ago when it gave a federal agency − OSHA − the power to regulate workplace safety and fine companies when they endanger their workers.
The federal agency survived challenges to its rulemaking authority in 1978 and 2011.
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Could the federal agency that sets workplace safety rules be the next target?
The Supreme Court may decide this week whether it will hear a challenge to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The case, pushed by business and conservative groups, and by Republican attorneys general, argues Congress violated the Constitution more than 50 years ago when it gave a federal agency − OSHA − the power to regulate workplace safety and fine companies when they endanger their workers.
The federal agency survived challenges to its rulemaking authority in 1978 and 2011.
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After landmark Chevron ruling, could workplace safety agency OSHA be the next Supreme Court target?
OSHA has been used to protect workers from falls, fires, electric shock, being hit by foreign objects, asphyxiation, chemical burns and more.
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