Illinois OSHA wants proof filthy elementary school was cleaned up

Illinois OSHA is asking Chicago Public Schools officials to show they’ve cleaned up an elementary school that was left so dirty by custodial contractors that the school’s own staff picked did the work themselves. The filthy conditions included bathrooms with no soap or toilet paper and rodent droppings and cockroaches in classrooms and bathrooms. Chicago Sun-Times

Construction company involved in fatal incident at SLC Airport had prior OSHA violation

Fed-OSHA is investigating the death of a construction worker last week at the Salt Lake City International Airport that occurred as maintenance was being performed on construction equipment. KUTV/KJZZ

Missouri farm employers file joint suit against vaccine mandate

Four agriculture-based companies, including Missouri Farm Bureau, last week filed a lawsuit challenging Fed-OSHA emergency rule vaccine mandate for their employees. The petition claims Fed-OSHA exceeded its statutory authority in implementing the ETS and violated the U.S. Constitution and other laws. AgDaily

Florida’s withdrawal from Fed-OSHA awaits governor’s signature

Florida lawmakers have passed a measure that ultimately seeks to remove the state’s private-sector workers from Fed-OSHA. Republican lawmakers first called for withdrawing the state after the agency issued a rule November 4 requiring employees at businesses with 100 employees or more to get vaccinated. WJCT/WFSU

Vaccine mandate lawsuits to be heard in Sixth Circuit

Before the vaccine mandate for companies with at least 100 employees moves forward, it will first need to get past the federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. WKRC

How Idaho vaccine mandate lawsuits could play out

The state of Idaho is involved in three lawsuits against different federal vaccine mandates, including one concerning Fed-OSHA’s vaccine or testing requirement for businesses with 100 or more employees. KIVI