Cathy Bussewitz at The Associated Press reports the U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” Workplace Regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for Home Health Care Workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes would also affect working conditions at constructions sites and in mines, and limit the government’s ability to penalize employers if Workers are injured or killed while engaging in inherently risky activities - such as movie stunts or animal training. Critics say the proposals would put Workers at greater risk of harm, with Women and members of minority groups bearing a disproportionate impact. “People are at very great risk of dying on the job already,” said Rebecca Reindel, the National AFL-CIO’s Occupational Safety And Health Director. “This is something that is only going to make the problem worse.” The proposed changes have several stages to get through before they can take effect, including a public comment period for each one.

To Review some of the rollbacks under consideration, Go To: Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces