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Amanda Wood Laihow
Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
In office
January 21, 2020 – April 27, 2023
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byHeather L. MacDougall
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationUniversity of New Hampshire (BA)
University of Maine School of Law (JD)

Amanda Wood Laihow is an American labor lawyer who served as a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission from 2020 to 2023. Her renomination is pending United States Senate confirmation. She was previously the director of labor and employment policy for the National Association of Manufacturers.

Life

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A Maine native, Laihow earned a B.A. in political science degree from the University of New Hampshire.[1] She completed a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.[1]

Laihow was the assistant general counsel at the General Services Administration.[1] She later served as the deputy general counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.[1] She served as the director of labor and employment policy for the National Association of Manufacturers, where she advocated for labor issues including those pertaining to employee health and safety under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.[1]  

Laihow joined the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) as the chief counsel to chairman James J. Sullivan, serving as his primary legal advisor on all agency matters.[1] In 2019, Laihow as nominated by U.S. president Donald Trump to complete Heather MacDougall's term on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.[2] Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 2020.[1] Her term expired on April 27, 2023.[3] In July 2023, U.S. president Joe Biden renominated Laihow, a Republican, to serve as a member of the OSHRC.[4][5]

As of July 2023, Laihow resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and two daughters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Commissioners Attwood and Laihow Sworn-in | OSHRC". Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Retrieved 2023-07-04.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Trump to nominate Amanda Wood Laihow to short-staffed OSHRC". Safety and Health. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ "PN1234 — Amanda Wood Laihow — Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  4. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Nominees to Bipartisan Boards and Commissions". The White House. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-04.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Rolfsen, Bruce (July 3, 2023). "White House Renominates Laihow to OSHA Decision Review Panel". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
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