"[The Chamber urges] the Administration to remain mindful of the damage that this [interim final rule ('IFR')] will inflict by giving disgruntled employees and job-applicants -- particularly the many millions who will receive federal subsidies -- an open-ended opportunity to pursue frivolous claims. To mitigate this, we recommend more precise definitions and more equitable treatment for employers or respondents. The Chamber also has significant regulatory procedure concerns with the IFR. OSHA has issued this IFR as an interpretive rule and in so doing has avoided any of the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. OSHA has failed to provide the economic analyses required ... Finally, the Agency also claims that because this is an IFR, no proposal has been issued thereby allowing the Agency to avoid any the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act."  MORE >>