OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program Archives

US Steel Rescinding Immediate Injury Reporting Policy in Settlement of Two Whistleblower Retaliation Cases

Settlement of Whistleblower Retaliation Case Includes Rescission of Immediate Reporting Policy In a settlement of two Section 11(c) whistleblower retaliation cases, US Steel agreed to rescind … Continued

ARB Decision Underscores the Broad Scope of Whistleblower Protection for Airline Employees

The Department of Labor Administrative Board’s decision in Bondurant v. Southwest Airlines underscores the broad scope of whistleblower protection for airline employees under the AIR21 whistleblower … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About OSHA Whistleblower Investigations

A Bloomberg-BNA article entitled New Whistle-Blower Investigation Guidance From OSHA quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about OSHA’s revised standard governing investigations of the whistleblower protection laws … Continued

FAA and OSHA Enter into Agreement to Strengthen Enforcement of AIR21 Whistleblower Protection Law

FAA and OSHA Enforcement of Aviation Whistleblower Protection Law (AIR21 Whistleblower Law) The FAA and OSHA have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate … Continued

OIG Report Recommends Improvements to OSHA Whistleblower Program

The Department of Labor Office of Inspector General has issued a report assessing what improvements have been made to the DOL’s Whistleblower Protection Program since the … Continued

OSHA Orders Railroad to Pay $536k in Whistleblower Case

Whistleblower Disciplined for Reporting an Injury OSHA ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay $536K in damages for violating the whistleblower retaliation provision of the … Continued

OSHA Clarifies Investigative Standard for OSHA Whistleblower Investigations

OSHA has issued a memo clarifying the investigative standard for OSHA whistleblower investigations. Under the more than twenty whistleblower protection laws that OSHA enforces, … Continued

Whistleblower Obtains Restraining Order to Halt Retaliation

On April 15th, 2015, a whistleblower working at an Alabama plant that produces foam cushions and headrests for Hyundai obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) barring … Continued

ARB Decision Clarifies Favorable Causation Standard for Whistleblowers

The Administrative Review Board’s decision in Powers v. Union Pacific Railroad is a significant victory for whistleblowers in that it establishes a favorable burden of proof for … Continued

DOL Adopts Strengthened Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Regulations

Regulations Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection Law OSHA has adopted Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower regulations implementing the Dodd-Frank Act amendments to the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower law. The regulations also clarify … Continued

OSHA Orders Pilot Reinstated in Airline Whistleblower Case

OSHA Orders Pilot Reinstated Today OSHA ordered Air Methods Corp., the largest U.S. provider of air medical transportation services, to reinstate a pilot that Air … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Law Firm Submits Amici Curiae Brief About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Causation Standard

Today the Zuckerman Law whistleblower protection law firm submitted an amici curiae brief to the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board urging the Board to affirm … Continued

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