A Treasury Department software bug contributed to $91 million in safety fines owed to OSHA going uncollected starting in 2017, the independent Office of Special Counsel said.

Employers’ injury and illness records filed with OSHA can be released to the public, a federal district court ruled.

A lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp. will be an early test of whether workers can use a longstanding legal doctrine against public nuisances to force employers to keep them safe from the coronavirus.

A group of Amazon.com Inc. warehouse employees sued the online retail giant, claiming its working conditions put not only them at risk of contracting the coronavirus but also their family members, including one who died.

Ford Motor Co. is fielding complaints from union leaders at plants making the automaker’s most profitable vehicle that the company isn’t adhering to safety measures to keep the coronavirus from spreading on the factory floor.

The surprise announcement of the Labor Department inspector general’s impending retirement creates a leadership vacancy at a moment when Congress is placing high expectations on the watchdog to conduct independent oversight of the unemployment insurance system and other virus-response efforts.