Senate votes to overturn Obama-era OSHA rule

Published March 22, 2017 9:30pm ET



The Senate voted Wednesday to reverse a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule requiring employers to keep injury and illness records for five years.

In a 50-48 vote, the Senate overturned the Labor Department rule, which the Obama administration finalized in its final months and didn’t become effective until Jan. 18.

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