We will discuss an employer’s obligations in response to an employee work-related injury including:

• OSHA’s new injury reporting policy requirements

• OSHA’s new non-discrimination obligations

• OSHA’s new prohibition on blanket post-accident drug testing policies

• OSHA’s mandatory reporting rule for serious injuries including:

  • Overnight hospitalization of one or more employees

  • Amputations or loss of an eye

  • Fatalities

• Workers’ compensation issues including:

  • Documentation

  • Coverage

  • Compensability

  • Affirmative defenses

  • Common issues (i.e., delays in reporting, light duty, etc.)

  • Retaliation claims