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Hearing Tomorrow on the Protecting America’s Workers Act
It will provide stronger anti-retaliation protections for workers who blow the whistle on dangerous workplace conditions. Please visit the committee website for a list of witnesses and to watch the hearing online.
ARB asks for briefs on SOX subsidiary coverage
Last week the U.S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued an order inviting all interested persons to submit briefs on whether employees of subsidiaries are protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). The briefs are due July 15, 2010....
OSHA Administrator David Michaels to address Professionals for the Public Interest
On May 11, 2009, Professionals for the Public Interest will hold a program on Whistleblowers and OSHA: Strengthening Professional Integrity Against External Pressures. Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health will participate to discuss...
OSHA Listened, and now Celeste Monforton does too
Public health researcher Celeste Montorton (of George Washington University's School of Public Health) has posted an extensive commentary on the whistleblower issues raised during last week's OSHA Listens public hearing. Through her The Pump Handle blog, she appreciates the criticism...
OSHA Listens, all day today
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is conducting its public hearing all day today. The "OSHA Listens" event is also available by webcast. Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels opened the event by decrying the 5,000 fatalities American workers suffer...
Report studies historic underfunding of OSHA
The Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) has released a report on the historic problems OSHA has had in making American workplaces safe. Called Workers at Risk: Regulatory Dysfunction at OSHA, the report explains how OSHA has never had the funding...
My comments to OSHA for the March 4 “OSHA Listens” meeting
In the continuation of this post, I provide the full text of my comments to OSHA about its whistleblower program. OSHA is conducting a public session to hear from stakeholders on March 4, 2010, at its Washington, DC headquarters. My...
“OSHA Listens” now set for March 4
I previously reported that the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) had scheduled an open forum for Wednesday, February 10, 2010. OSHA postponed the "stakeholders meeting" due to the snowfall in the Washington, DC, area. It is now rescheduled for...
OSHA will listen, but not on February 10
The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has announced that it will conduct an "OSHA listens" meeting. The meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2010, but has now been postponed due to the weather here. To speak...
Cooper Brown joins Department of Labor’s ARB
Today was the first day on a new job for E. Cooper Brown as he begins his service as Vice-Chair of the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB). Brown had served on the ARB in the 1990's, until the...
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