Employers in 7 States Lose Exemption
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that covered establishments in all states—including establishments in California, Maryland, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming—must electronically submit data from their 2017 OSHA Form 300A to OSHA by July 1, 2018. Previously, employers in those seven states were deemed exempt.As a reminder, the following establishments—if currently required to comply with OSHA's recordkeeping requirements—are required to electronically submit data from their 2017 Forms 300A to OSHA:
- Establishments with 250 or more employees; and
- Establishments in certain designated industries with 20-249 employees.
Click here to read the OSHA announcement. To submit your establishment's data, click here.
Posted by HR360
