OSHA Advances Rule Clarifying Record-Keeping Violations As 'Continuing'

OSHA has sent for White House review a final rule clarifying that companies have a continuing obligation to record their employees' injuries and illnesses, a change in its record-keeping regulations that industry critics charge would unlawfully circumvent an appellate ruling limiting the statute of limitations, and that will almost certainly draw a legal challenge. The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Oct. 14 received OSHA's final rule “Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain Accurate Records...