A federal judge ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, denying them services that are required under federal law.
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The #Trump #Labor Dept is aiming to rewrite or repeal >60 “obsolete” #workplace #regulations, ranging from #MinimumWage requirements for home #healthcare #workers & people w/ #disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.
The wide-ranging changes…would also affect working conditions at #constructions sites & #mines, & limit govt ability to penalize #employers if #workers are #injured or #killed while engaging in inherently risky activities…
#law
https://apnews.com/article/labor-department-deregulation-worker-safety-wages-223309692fecb3721ef377154e7689ed?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-22-Labor+laws
