Bill rolling back labor rules a ‘direct assault’ on Kentucky workers, unions say

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Bill rolling back labor rules a ‘direct assault’ on Kentucky workers, unions say

GOP Rep. Walker Thomas of Hopkinsville previously sponsored a 2021 law to stop Kentucky Occupational Safety and Healthy Program from adopting any regulations that are more strict than federal minimums. His new legislation builds on that effort.(Legislative Research Commission)Kentucky legislators passed a law in 2021 that stopped Kentucky Occupational Safety and Healthy Program, or OSH, and the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet from adopting …