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Latest Metalcasting Government Affairs News

Below are links to the latest news affecting metalcasters.

• OSHA Alerts 15,000 Worksites Regarding High Injury Rates, Includes Metalcasting Facilities
• U.S. Senate Focusing on Series of Jobs Bills, Tax Breaks Could Benefit Metalcasting Facilities
• Ohio, Indiana Announce Availability of Energy Funds Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Action Alert: Vote Yes to Resolution Prohibiting EPA From Regulating GHG Emissions
• Richard McCormack to Speak on Manufacturing at Government Affairs Conference
• Report Proposes Strategies to Create Manufacturing Jobs
• U.S. Congress to Focus on Job Legislation
• OSHA Seeks Budget Increase for FY11, Looking to Add 60 New Investigators

Regulatory Updates:

• New FMLA Regulations Effective January 16, 2009

Emerging Issues:

• Employee Free Choice Act Television Ads Released
• OSHA Notifies Workplaces with High Injury and Illness Rates
• Lawmakers Work Towards Compromise on Mental Health Parity Bill
• OSHA Urges Employers with High Injury and Illness Rates to Improve Safety and Health Conditions in the Worplace
• Penalties to Rise on Employers Hiring Illegal Aliens
• Defense Authorization Act Includes FMLA Expansion Provisions for Military Families
• I-9 Audits Return - ICE Targeting Employers Suspected of Constructive Knowledge in Employing Illegal Workers
• Congress Moves on Mental Health Priority Legislation
• USCIS Releases New I-9 Form
• Immigration: Ruling from the Department of Homeland Security
• House Tax Bill Includes Major Tax Increases
• H.R. 3796 - WARN Act Amendment