The NRC’s Office of Investigations (OI) recently published its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024, summarizing its activities from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. According to the annual report, OI opened 82 new...more
In a recent Memorandum and Order (Order), an NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) unanimously granted summary disposition to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), dismissing three alleged violations and partially...more
11/23/2021
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Atomic Energy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Energy Reorganization Act ,
Hostile Environment ,
Internal Reporting ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Oil & Gas ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Statutory Violations ,
Whistleblowers
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
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Causation ,
Energy Reorganization Act ,
False Statements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
OSHA ,
Railways ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Injury
One threshold issue in whistleblower cases involving alleged retaliation is whether a complainant who is not a direct employee is nonetheless a “covered employee.” ...more
5/13/2020
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Administrative Review Board ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Covered Employees ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Employment Policies ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Retaliation ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
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
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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
The US Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule in the August 2 Federal Register that revises DOE’s Contractor Employee Protection Program. The program appears in 10 CFR Part 708 (Part 708) and extends employee...more