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OSHA To Hold Public Meeting on Whistleblower Program Emphasizing Migrant Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a public meeting on October 13 to solicit feedback on OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program. OSHA aims “to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers,” according to...
OSHA Official Articulates Importance of Whistleblower Protections This Labor Day
To commemorate this year’s Labor Day, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Public Affairs published a blog post entitled “Labor Day Q & A: How to Build a Better Future.” In the blog post, several DOL officials from...
U.S. Department of Labor Orders Transportation Company to Pay Two Whistleblowers $667,740
On August 31, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a decision ordering CSX Transportation Inc. to pay two railroad workers $667,740 for firing them in 2017 after they reported a safety concern. DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
DOL Acts on Two Separate Whistleblower Cases
On July 15 and 16, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published news releases announcing two recent decisions regarding whistleblowers and retaliation. DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) aims “to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers,” and...
U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Issues Decisions in 3 Whistleblower Retaliation Cases
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) aims "to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers." OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program enforces the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and 25 whistleblower statutes. Recently, DOL...
First Year of Pandemic Led to Record Number of OSHA Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints
As the COVID-19 pandemic upended society in 2020, workplace safety protections took on a new level of significance. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Whistleblower Protection Program (WPP) enforces the anti-retaliation provisions of a wide range of workplace safety...
U.S. Department of Labor Orders Whistleblower to be Reinstated, Paid Back Pay and Damages
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ordered BNSF Railway Co. to reinstate and provide back pay to a whistleblower who was fired, according to a March 10 press release. The press release states that the Fort Worth-based company “accused...
OSHA Investigating Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints Under 2 New Laws
On February 19, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration will now oversee “worker retaliation complaints filed under two new whistleblower statutes – the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act.” “Under...
OSHA Orders Company to Reinstate Two Whistleblower Truck Drivers
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...
Oregon OSHA Reminds Employers of Anti-Retaliation Statutes
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...
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