Federal worker-safety commission has zero members as backlog grows

Federal worker-safety commission has zero members as backlog grows

The Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of Shawn T. Moore/U.S. Department of Labor)The federal agency that oversees disputes of workplace safety violations, including in meatpacking plants, has been without leadership for more than five months. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, an entity independent from both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Department of Labor, has had no com…