13Jan
OSHA Reporting and COVID-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires many employers with more than ten (10) employees to maintain injury and illness records if the injuries and illnesses are work-related. In April 2020, OSHA issued guidance that established COVID-19 as a recordable illness and stated that employers may be required to record cases of COVID-19. However, because COVID-19 can be easily transmitted, and considering the fact that a sick employee may be unaware he or she contracted COVID-19, OSHA has allowed for leniency regarding the recording of COVID-19 illnesses and has published additional guidance on the steps that must be taken by the employer to ensure that they are compliant with recording requirements.
Since COVID-19 is a recordable illness under OSHA’s record keeping requirements, employers are responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if 1) the case is a confirmed case by the Centers for Disease Control (the “CDC”); 2) the case is work-related; and 3) the case involves one or more of the general recording criteria.
Click Here to Read More
Related
In May 2016, the Department of Labor published its final rule, more than doubling the threshold for ...
Read More >
The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) §571.222 titled “School bus passenger seating and...
Read More >
International Freight Company Settles Claim It Fired Manager Because of His Cancer
Read More >
The FMCSA is considering changes to its Hours of Service rules, some of which will have an effect on...
Read More >
The General Duties Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), says that “[e]ach emplo...
Read More >
Although some behavioral issues may be resolved with ease, others may warrant disciplinary action. T...
Read More >