Employment

States become worker safety watchdogs as pandemic worsens Labor leaders and other advocates for tougher rules say the hands-off approach taken by the Trump administration has forced the states to step in. POLITICO

States are increasingly bypassing the federal government and imposing their own rules to protect workers from the coronavirus, creating a patchwork of regulations that could serve as a blueprint for new national standards promised by President-elect Joe Biden.

States must act protect essential food workers during the pandemic- STAT A winter surge of Covid-19 will be especially grim for essential food workers, who still lack basic protections in the workplace. Patrick Skerrett STAT

The darkest days of the pandemic are still ahead of us, as we head into the winter with a surge of cases and without a national strategy to address Covid-19.

'Absurd reinterpretation' of OSHA rule about workers and Covid-19 - STAT OSHA is telling employers to report workers hospitalized for Covid-19 only if it happens within 24 hours of workplace exposure to the virus. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Workplace exposures continue to be a major driver of the coronavirus pandemic, something that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be on top of. But a reinterpretation of a reporting rule is making that all but impossible.

utilitydive.com - by Robert Walton - July 26, 2016

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has signed legislation to push the nation's capital towards 50% renewable energy within the next 15 years, a goal she says will increase residents' access to clean energy while also creating jobs and new businesses.

The goal includes promises to serve 100,000 low-income residents with solar energy by 2032 and reduce their power bills by 50%.

To meet anticipated demand for solar energy, the city has partnered on a jobs program to provide District young adults with paid training in solar panel installation, energy efficiency, and basic safety and construction skills.

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