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As spring gives way to summer, House Republicans are asking a question they have asked several times before: Where’s the regulatory agenda?

OSHA moves money around to fund enforcement and Thomas Perez is one step closer to becoming the newest secretary of labor. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

It is now clear how the across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester will impact OSHA.

Republicans in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee recently released a series of questions for labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez, as well as his responses.

Read thoughts on worker safety by Thomas Perez, the nominee to be the newest secretary of labor. Plus, the AFL-CIO releases its latest report examining workplace safety and OSHA, in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

The AFL-CIO released its annual “Death on the Job” report on May 7. Here’s a look at some of the numbers from the report.

Read about multiple workplace safety initiatives launched by OSHA, and what the acting secretary of labor had to say about occupational safety in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

Workers Memorial Day was April 28. Here’s a roundup of what various politicians and workers’ rights advocates said in recognition of the event.

As OSHA issued a new construction rule, legislation was introduced to give the agency more tools. Read about these stories and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup.

In honor of Workers Memorial Day on April 28, I’m highlighting a well-known but still poignant comment from a workers’ rights advocate.