WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Employers Heat Illness Prevention Coalition has submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urging the agency to adopt a performance-oriented approach in its proposed rule regarding heat injury and illness prevention. This proposal follows an extensive involvement from the Coalition, which represents a diverse array of employers across multiple industries, including construction, retail, and manufacturing. In a letter a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Kent Devereaux, president of Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asserting that the proposed regulation to eliminate duration of status (D/S) for F, J, and I visa holders and replace it with a fixed admission period would cause substantial harm to international students, exchange visitors, higher education institutions, and the United States economy. The president stated the institution st  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA), Annapolis, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for the elimination of the proposed testing requirement for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Source and Recovered Plasma. This guidance was highlighted in the FDA's draft issued in July 2025, which pertains to blood donation testing protocols. PPTA contends that since plasma intended for fractionation und  more