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Steven J. Pearlman

Steven J. Pearlman

Proskauer Rose LLP


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OSHA Penalizes Another Railroad Company In Whistleblower Action

On February 28, 2013, OSHA ordered Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to reinstate the employment of and pay over $309,000 ($150,000 in punitive damages, $87,600 in compensatory damages, $71,700 in back pay with interest, plus...more

3/25/2013 - Attorney's Fees Damages Federal Railroad Safety Act OSHA Punitive Damages Safety Precautions Whistleblowers Workplace Injury

OSHA Issues Stiff Penalties To Railroad Company In FRSA Whistleblower Matters

OSHA recently announced that it ordered Norfolk Southern Railway (Company) to pay three former workers a combined $1,121,099 for violating the whistleblower provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), which protects...more

3/7/2013 - Federal Railroad Safety Act OSHA Railways Safety Precautions Whistleblowers

District of Idaho: Federal District Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Enforce Preliminary Reinstatement Order

The stakes increase and the landscape changes tremendously in a whistleblower case when the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) issues a preliminary reinstatement order....more

2/6/2013 - DOL Federal Railroad Safety Act Jurisdiction OSHA Reinstatement Retaliation Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers

BNSF & OSHA Reach Significant Whistleblower-Related Accord

In January 2013, after over 30 FRSA complaints were lodged by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) employees, OSHA and BNSF reached an agreement (Accord), where BNSF agreed to modify certain policies and practices alleged to interfere...more

1/28/2013 - Accord Federal Railroad Safety Act OSHA Railways Safety Violations Whistleblower Protection Policies

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