OSHA Issues Guidance for Prompt Reporting of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Fatalities
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20
On Sept. 30, 2020, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued guidance clarifying employers’ obligations to report COVID-19 cases resulting in hospitalization or death. Under the new guidance, employers must promptly report hospitalizations and fatalities caused by workplace exposure if they determine the in-patient hospitalization occurred within 24 hours of the workplace exposure or the fatality occurred within 30 days of the exposure....
By: McGuireWoods LLP