The requirements, which OSHA is expected to introduce as part of new rules, have raised questions about how they should be applied, and a trade group representing 2,000 consumer brands has asked for clarification.
The judge set out the timeline while rejecting two defense challenges that he was unqualified and should suspend the proceedings until he was up to speed.
Laphonza Butler, a labor leader turned strategist, will become the first woman of color — and the first mother — to lead the Democratic fund-raising powerhouse.
The draft proposal includes raising the corporate tax rate to 26.5 percent for the wealthiest businesses and an additional surtax on individuals who make more than $5 million.
Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.