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DOL Alleges Pesticide Manufacturer Retaliated Against Whistleblower
On March 18, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a complaint in the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Avenger Products LLC and its holding company, Kittrich Corp., a pesticide and agricultural manufacturing company based in...
Shipping Company Involved in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Retaliated Against Whistleblower
Maersk Line Limited, the company that time chartered the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, was sanctioned by the Department of Labor (DOL) in July 2023 for retaliating against a whistleblower who raised safety...
Exxon Whistleblower Case Centers on Enforceability of Preliminary Reinstatement
On March 6, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the whistleblower retaliation case Lindsey Gulden and Damian Burch v. Exxon Mobil Corporation. The court is set to decide whether or not a district court can...
Exxon Whistleblower Case to Determine Ability of Corporate Whistleblowers to be Preliminarily Reinstated
In the case Lindsey Gulden and Damian Burch v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is set to decide whether or not a district court can enforce Department of Labor orders calling for the preliminary reinstatement of...
Federal Court Orders Dentist to Pay $20K to Fired Whistleblower Following OSHA Investigation
On August 9, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had obtained a judgment in federal court requiring a dentist based in Peoria, IL to pay $20,000 in back pay to a fired whistleblower. The ruling is the...
Seaman Whistleblower Receives Over $700K Following OSHA Order
On July 20, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a report detailing the findings of a whistleblower investigation. The investigation revealed that a prominent global provider of marine cargo services, Maersk Line Limited, unlawfully suspended and terminated a...
OSHA Fines Salvage Yard for Retaliating Against Safety Whistleblower
On June 28, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had reached a settlement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that the company...
Titanic Submersible Whistleblower Reportedly Faced Retaliation for Raising Concerns to OSHA
In 2018, an employee of OceanGate, the maker of the missing Titan submersible, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and was subsequently fired by the company, according to reporting by CBS News. According to...
DOL Orders Reinstatement of Helicopter Mechanic Who Blew Whistle on Safety Concerns
On June 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a federal whistleblower investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that a South Dakota-based helicopter ambulance servicer “retaliated against a mechanic who reported safety concerns and...
OSHA Highlights Railroad Worker Whistleblower Protections in Wake of Train Derailments
Following a series of train derailments in March 2023, including the high-profile disaster in Palestine, Ohio and the ongoing evacuation following a derailment in Raymond, Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a statement...
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