NC Bill would strip Berry of safety authority
Submitted by SR on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 10:52.
Ames Alexander, The Charlotte Observer
Published: Thu, Jan. 29, 2009
Contending that North Carolina must do more to protect workers, a state lawmaker Wednesday introduced legislation to take the job of enforcing workplace safety away from Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry.
Under the bill sponsored by state Sen. Doug Berger, authority for running the state's occupational safety and health program would shift from the labor department to Gov. Beverly Perdue.
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