The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a public stakeholder meeting on May 19 to discuss its Whistleblower Protection Program and solicit feedback from interested individuals on...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently held a public stakeholder meeting to discuss its Whistleblower Protection Program and how it can improve its administration of the 20-plus whistleblower...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently held a public stakeholder meeting to discuss its Whistleblower Protection Program and how it can improve its administration of the 20-plus whistleblower...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent favorable decision in Lemon v. Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation, announced its rejection of the chain-of-events theory of causation in whistleblower cases. In doing...more
5/15/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Causation ,
Energy Reorganization Act ,
False Statements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
OSHA ,
Railways ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Injury
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released a statement on April 8 reminding employers that they cannot retaliate against workers who report unsafe or unhealthy working...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB) recently issued a decision in the case of Evans v. US Environmental Protection Agency, ARB Case No. 2017-0008, ALJ Case No. 2008-CAA-00003 (ARB Mar. 17,...more
4/3/2020
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Review Board ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Energy Reorganization Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
OSHA ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety