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SouthBayDem

(32,798 posts)
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:49 AM Jul 22

Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 unveiled this month also would 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.

The Labor Department says the goal is to reduce costly, burdensome rules imposed under previous administrations, and to deliver on President Donald Trump’s commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation.

“The Department of Labor is proud to lead the way by eliminating unnecessary regulations that stifle growth and limit opportunity,” Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer said in a statement, which boasted the “most ambitious proposal to slash red tape of any department across the federal government.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/labor-department-deregulation-worker-safety-wages-223309692fecb3721ef377154e7689ed

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Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces (Original Post) SouthBayDem Jul 22 OP
Wow popsdenver Jul 22 #1
Could this be code for ....BUSTING UNIONS? ProudMNDemocrat Jul 22 #2
It's a move to allow employers to treat employees like serfs, so of course unions are in the way. highplainsdem Jul 22 #3
Only if he can somehow declare contracts void mdbl Jul 22 #4
I hope you're happy, Sean O'Brien nt SouthBayDem Jul 22 #5
Safety and OT rules who needs them? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 22 #6

popsdenver

(70 posts)
1. Wow
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:59 AM
Jul 22

More like......The Department of Labor is proud to lead the way by eliminating regulations that stifle Corporate Profiteering.....

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,947 posts)
2. Could this be code for ....BUSTING UNIONS?
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:16 AM
Jul 22

For it has been UNIONS that gave workers......

The 40 hour work week
Overtime pay for 40+ work weeks
Paid Holidays
Paid sick days
Safe work environments
Bereavement pay
Equal pay for women to men for the same job requirements, education, etc.
Holding Corporate entities accountable for violations
Protected pensions

And so much more...


highplainsdem

(57,553 posts)
3. It's a move to allow employers to treat employees like serfs, so of course unions are in the way.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:25 AM
Jul 22

mdbl

(7,017 posts)
4. Only if he can somehow declare contracts void
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:29 AM
Jul 22

Otherwise it should not affect those covered by bargaining agreements. Unions, however will have to be vigilant during bargaining to add back safety and health standards to their written agreements to compensate for the lack of government protections.

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