Proposed Rules from U.S. Department of Treasury Could Harm Manufacturers
Metalcasters are encouraged to take a survey by close of business July 1 to help fight the proposed regulations.
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Update on AFS Silica Litigation: AFS Files Statement of Issues
The AFS/NAM legal team submitted a broad statement of issues which will be raised in the legal challenge, focusing on the economic and technological feasibility of the new PEL.
OSHA Issues Active Regulatory Agenda
OSHA published its spring semiannual regulatory agenda. It provides a list of all regulatory actions that are under active consideration by the agency.
Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs Issued by EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final rules on employer-sponsored wellness programs in May.
U.S. Labor Department Issues Final Rule on Overtime
Under a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Labor on May 23, the minimum salary threshold for employees to be considered overtime "exempt" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will double beginning December 1, 2016.
AFS Member Voices Industry’s Concerns With OSHA’s Silica Rule at House Hearing
On April 19, the House Committee on Education Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recently finalized crystalline silica rule and the impact it will have on the nation’s workplaces.
AFS Holds Webinar on OSHA’s New Silica Rule, Readies Industry for Compliance
On April 12, AFS hosted a Silica webinar to help the metalcasting industry navigate OSHA’s new crystalline silica rule.
Stringent OSHA Silica Rule Cuts Permissible Exposure Limit in Half
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally released its final silica rule on March 24. The core provisions of the rule as it was originally proposed in 2013 have remained relatively unchanged. The rule will lower the permissible exposure for crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/cu.m), averaged over an eight-hour shift, from the current 100 µg/cu.m.
Congressman Works to Include Language in Appropriations Bill Requiring OSHA to Conduct Additional Reviews Before Finalizing Silica Standard
Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) is circulating a Dear Colleague letter in the House of Representatives urging lawmakers to sign a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Labor funding bill include language that would prohibit funding for OSHA to promulgate or implement a silica rule until additional studies and reports are completed.
Supreme Court Blocks EPA’s Clean Power Plan for the Electricity Sector
On Tuesday, February 9, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) landmark carbon rule for power plants while it's being challenged in court.