The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its guidelines set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to scale back penalties small businesses may receive due to policy violations and limiting the agency’s use of its general duty clause. The move is another example of the Trump administration’s deregulation plan. 

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