The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis made good on her brash announcement that “there‟s a new sheriff in town” by choosing David Michaels as her Assistant Secretary for OSHA, and Jordan Barab as his Deputy Assistant. Both are mounting a national posse to round up and hang employers. Michaels hit the ground running, calling for – among other things – increased penalties and more aggressive enforcement of safety rules. At the federal level he is moving bodies from Consultation to Enforcement and shifting funds from federal cooperative programs, most notably VPP, to pay for increased inspections.