construction, worker, safety

OSHA Updates for COVID-19

On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).  The guidance is directed to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) regarding the enforcement of an employer’s duty to properly record instances of occupational illnesses involving COVID-19 and goes into effect on May
  According to the guidance, SBA and Treasury plan to issue a new rule excluding laid-off employees whom the borrower offered to rehire (for the same salary/wages and the same number of hours) from the loan forgiveness reduction calculation spelled out in the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-136,