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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

OSH Law Primer, Part VII: Refusals to Work and Whistleblower Protection

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/3/2024

This is the seventh installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

COVID-19, Workplace Safety and Health, and Employee Claims of Retaliation: What’s an Employer to Do?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/12/2021

As of August 8, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 5,558 whistleblower complaints related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic (and State Plans have received an...more

Company Defeats Alleged Whistleblower Bringing Claim Under Obscure Whistleblowing Law

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/29/2020

Companies generally know that certain whistleblowing activities are protected. But this protection is not absolute, and not everything that employees think is whistleblowing actually meets the legal definition necessary for...more

Whistle While You Work: OSHA Whistleblower Liability Expands

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/6/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers face growing numbers of OSHA whistleblower complaints from aggrieved employees, largely alleging that they faced discipline and discharge on account of safety complaints. The Agency’s recent...more

Call Me, Maybe? Court Rules that Phone Call to OSHA Constitutes Filing of Whistleblower Complaint

Fisher Phillips on 7/16/2018

It might sound crazy, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may now be receiving whistleblower complaints over the phone. This follows a recent ruling from a federal court in Wisconsin, which made it...more

Whistleblowing Made Easy: OSHA's New On-Line Complaint Procedure Has Gone Live

FordHarrison on 12/12/2013

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") recently made it easier for disgruntled employees to file whistleblower complaints against their current or former employers. Going forward, employees who...more

OSHA to Introduce Online Whistleblower Complaint Form

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/15/2013

The process of filing whistleblower complaints is about to get a lot easier....more

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