Trump Administration Issues Three New Regulatory Reform Orders
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The Trump administration has unveiled three executive orders aimed at reforming the way federal agencies develop and enforce guidance, as well as how they pay for the costs of the rules they...
OSHA Seeks Comments & Sets Public Meeting on Beryllium Standards
By Brad Sant, senior vice president of safety & education, ARTBA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise the standards for occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds in the construction and shipyards...
Clash Between California and EPA Highlights Need for Clean Air Act Reform
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA Recent disputes between California and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlight the urgent need for an overhaul of the federal Clean Air Act’s (CAA) transportation conformity...
Trump Administration Finalizes New Overtime Rule
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Sept. 24 finalized a new regulation that raised the threshold for an employee to be exempted from overtime pay to $35,308 per year from $23,660 annually. In...
ARTBA Supports Changes to Federal Hours of Service Rules
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA Vice President of Regulatory and Legal Issues Nick Goldstein Sept. 17 delivered public remarks to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) supporting the agency’s proposed changes to rest rules for...Advertisements:
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