Americans are getting an indication of President-elect Trump’s plans and priorities in some areas. But so far OSHA, and labor issues for that matter, haven’t been the subject of his tweets and other statements. An attorney who specializes in job safety offers insight on what may be in store for the next four years.
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Catherine Wilmarth, an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, points out that the working-class voters largely credited with Trump’s win, are the same base OSHA is charged to protect. She, like other safety and health observers, anticipates that Trump is likely to walk back a number of existing rules, regulations, and guidance. One way to do this, she points out, is by using the Congressional Review Act, which allows the newly seated Congress to rescind, through an expedited legislative process, any regulation passed during the previous 60 legislative session days. In addition, the president can unilaterally rescind most administrative memorandums and guidance, and refrain from defending certain regulations in court.
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