Three GOP-States May Lose Ability To Oversee Workplace Safety Regulations

Three GOP-States May Lose Ability To Oversee Workplace Safety Regulations
A medical assistant prepares to test a patient for the novel coronavirus in Woodbridge, Va., on April 15, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Tuesday three GOP-led states may lose the authority to oversee workplace safety, citing failures to adopt federal emergency standards for COVID-19.

OSHA, a regulatory agency within the United States Department of Labor, listed Arizona, Utah, and South Carolina as three states that have not accepted federal emergency temporary standards as a safeguard for COVID-19 or provided a sufficient alternative.