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Shutdown Clock Continues to Tick. Although the U.S. Congress staved off a partial government shutdown last week and made some progress toward finalizing government appropriations for the 2024 fiscal year, the work is not completely done. Congress has one week—until

Quick Hits

  • OSHA’s proposed Emergency Response Standard—an overhaul of the decades-old Fire Brigades Standard—would apply to firefighting, emergency medical services, and technical search and rescue.
  • The proposed standard’s lack of specific definitions, action levels, and exposure limits makes its compliance

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  • The Eleventh Circuit ruled a Florida law that would prohibit employers from holding mandatory workplace training programs that discuss certain DEI-related topics was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
  • The restriction was part of a broader law known as