COVID-19 a 'reportable' illness? OSHA softens stance.

When the coronavirus outbreak began, OSHA said employers would have to record the confirmed cases of COVID-19 on their OSHA 300 injury and illness logs if the employee's infection was caused by an exposure to the virus at work.

But in April the agency softened its stance, acknowledging that it's difficult in most cases now to determine if an employee's infection is work-related. Thus, OSHA says it will generally not enforce those record-keeping regulations.

Exception: Employers must still make a work-related determination (and record it accordingly) if there is objective evidence that a...