On Sept. 11, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced revisions to its rule that requires employers to notify OSHA when employees suffer a work-related hospitalization or fatality. Under the previous rule, OSHA’s regulations required an employer to report the work-related fatality of one or more persons and the hospitalization of three or more workers for more than first aid. OSHA did not require employers to report the hospitalization of one employee, amputations, or the loss of an eye under the previous version of the rule. Read More >>
