In May 2020, Ed became concerned that COVID-19 posed a potential safety hazard in the company's wood processing facilities. Employees in that facility were required to work closely together in a very small, unventilated space.In response to this perceived COVID-19 threat, Ed asked Ronnie to install ceiling fans in the processing facility. Ninety percent of the employees in the facility contracted COVID-19 and one employee, Victoria, died from it.Ed did not record Victoria's COVID-19-related death or report it to OSHA.Victoria's spouse filed a workers compensation claim, which was denied because Pine Tree determined that her death was not work-related.

1.Discuss the COVID-19 outbreak at Pine Tree's wood processing facility.

a.Identify any potential legal liability faced by Pine Tree, and how Ed's actions may affect Pine Tree's legal exposure

b.Describe at least one change that you would make to Pine Tree's policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of future legal liability