OSHA

Two truck drivers who worked for roofing and building products company Gulfeagle Supply and were fired after blowing the whistle on safety hazards are to be reinstated, according to a March 1 news release from the U.S. Department of Labor’s...

On December 22, 2020, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) published a press release reminding employers that they are prohibited from retaliating against employees who “need to quarantine or isolate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” These protections...

On January 21, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. A part of the President’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, the Executive Order instructs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...

On November 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report titled “Region IX Whistleblower Protection Program Complaints Were Not Complete or Timely.”  The report compiles the findings of the DOL OIG’s audit of...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered a transportation company based in Jacksonville, Florida to reinstate and pay back wages to an employee who was terminated for reporting safety violations and “an on-the-job...

On October 13, OSHA hosted a public meeting via phone for individuals to comment on the OSHA whistleblower program. The meeting aimed to “solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders on issues relating to its whistleblower program,” according to the Eventbrite...

The COVID-19 pandemic has added new significance to workplace safety—workplaces and employees must now navigate state and federal health guidelines that aim to protect individuals from the coronavirus.  However, according to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...

In August, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered that U.S. Corrections LLC, a Florida-based inmate transportation company, must reinstate an employee who was terminated after reporting safety concerns. OSHA found that U.S. Corrections violated...

On April 28, the World Bank published a report on anti-corruption measures during the coronavirus pandemic. The report lists a variety of places fraud could occur in relation to COVID-19: in “response to the health emergency,” “response to food and...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must improve its handling of whistleblower complaints during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a newly published report by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report details how the...