The federal government is extending the deadline to comment on a new rule that would allow teenagers to operate lifts at nursing homes. Concerns from the new Congress may be partially to blame for the hold-up.  Nov. 26 was the original due date to submit feedback on the “teen worker rule,” which would drop the age required to operate power-driven lifts without supervision in nursing facilities to 16. Now, stakeholders have until Dec. 11 to submit their comments.

The comment period extension came after Democrats announced they planned to use their new majority to host a hearing on the proposal with Department of Labor officials.  More