Labor Dept proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces

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Secretary Chavez-DeRemer unveils aggressive deregulatory efforts in push to put the American worker first

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

07/21/25

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.”

Critics say the proposals would put workers at greater risk of harm, with women and members of minority groups bearing a disproportionate impact.

People are at very great risk of dying on the job already,” Rebecca Reindel, the AFL-CIO union’s occupational safety and health director, said. “This is something that is only going to make the problem worse.”


The proposed changes have several stages to get through before they can take effect, including a public comment period for each one.

Here’s a look at some of the rollbacks under consideration

No minimum wage for home health care workers​

Protections for migrant farm workers​

Adequate lighting for construction spaces​

Mine safety​

Limiting OSHA’s reach​

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Hunter Biden though.......

 

[BaggerofTea]

The American worker is nothing more than expendable

 

[Belize King]

The American worker is nothing more than expendable

We are tax slaves.

 

[CopiousX]

Counter intuitive to remove minimym wage for Home health CNAs as the country gets older. it's tough work, and you would have to incentivize people to do it since more people will need it.



And of all categories of medical employees, they have far more options than doing home health since hospitals, surgical centers, psychiatric institutions, prisons, dental offices, and research institutions will pay much higher than min wage to keep them working.


Also, if Republicans want to reduce the tax burden on rich people ; it would be beneficial to encourage more old people into home health , instead of encouraging them to go to nursing homes which are far far far more expensive. I say this because the vast majority of old people in this country have the federal government paying for their nursing home stays through Medicaid or Medicare. So increasing the CNA salaries would actually save the govt money by ensuring more CNA providers.

 

[DonB90]

I always say I don't feel sorrow for shythole countries cause if the citizens of said country really wanted it to be any better they'd do better.

It's Americas turn now