A data breach compelled the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to temporarily suspend its portal for submitting injury data within two weeks of its launch on August 1. And now employers subject to new OSHA electronic reporting requirements are wary of using the portal to file with the government.
That's according to a report from the Society of Human Resource Management, which says that although the OSHA portal is once more operational, employers are distrustful of the agency's ability to keep confidential data secure in the face of hacking attempts. That is generating questions about whether the electronic reporting requirements, which are already under review, should be ditched.
SHRM cites the requirements: "Establishments with 250 or more employees must file the
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