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Category Archives: Whistleblower
Employee reported workplace violence The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, against Duane Thomas Marine Construction LLC and owner Duane Thomas for terminating an … Continue reading
US Labor Department sues S.E.M. Villa II seeking reinstatement, back wages for whistleblower who reported bedbugs at retirement home CINCINNATI, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in federal court against S.E.M. Villa II Inc., a … Continue reading
Company reinstates, pays $30,000 to employee The U.S. Department of Labor has settled its whistleblower case against Brush Creek-based trucking company Mark Alvis Inc., for terminating an employee who refused to operate a vehicle because he was ill, fatigued, and … Continue reading
Investigations found violations of Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower provisions OSHA has found that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act and consequently has ordered the company to pay two whistleblowers $932,070.46 … Continue reading
Company allegedly violated provisions of Surface Transportation Assistance Act OSHA has ordered M3 Transport LLC/SLT Expressway Inc. and its successors-in-interest, Lyons Capital LLC and the Roadmaster Group in Glendale, to reinstate a former employee and pay $280,000 in back wages … Continue reading
OSHA, Federal Railroad Administration Sign Agreement to Protect Workers From Retaliation The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have signed a memorandum of agreement to facilitate … Continue reading
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ordered by OSHA to pay more than $800,000 after terminating injured workers An Investigation by OSHA has found that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act and consequently … Continue reading
Release Number: 12-994-NAT May 17, 2012 Contact: Jesse Lawder Phone: 202-693-4659 Email: lawder.jesse@dol.gov US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces intent to establish Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced … Continue reading
OSHA orders Tennessee trucking company to reinstate whistleblower, pay more than $180,000 in back wages and damages BRUSH CREEK, Tenn. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Brush Creek-based Mark Alvis Inc., owner Mark … Continue reading
