PRO Act, Sweeping Labor Bill, Contains Union Whistleblower Protections
On March 9, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (PRO Act) passed the U.S. House of Representatives. ...
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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 ...
Executive Order Fails to Address Problems Plaguing OSHA Whistleblower Program
On January 21, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. A part of the President’s ...
OIG Clears OSHA Office of Misconduct but Documents Major Problems with Handling of Whistleblower Complaints
On November 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report titled “Region IX ...
Department of Labor Orders Inmate Transportation Company to Reinstate Whistleblower
In August, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered that U.S. Corrections LLC, a Florida-based ...
Methane Transportation Act With Whistleblower Provisions Passes Unanimously In Senate
On August 6, the Senate unanimously passed the Pipes Act 2020 with an amendment to strengthen pipeline safety regulations and ...
Department of Labor Rules Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections Do Not Cover Complaints about Theoretical Violations
On June 18, the U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (ARB) ruled that an employee’s complaint about theoretical violations ...
Former Railway Employee Ordered Reinstated after Facing Whistleblower Retaliation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Corp. to reinstate ...
Whistleblowers Get Some Good News in Genberg v. Porter
Following Wednesday’s devastating Supreme Court decision in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, whistleblowers were in need of some good ...
Wells Fargo Whistleblower Cases Will Get Second Look
Washington, D.C. September 28, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez vowed a “Top-to-Bottom” review of whistleblower complaints filed by ...
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