by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 18, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, OSHA, whistleblower
On April 10th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an upcoming public meeting to discuss improving outreach and training for its Whistleblower Protection Program. The program enforces...
by PC Editorial Staff | Mar 14, 2023 | DOL, IRS, OSHA, Taxpayers First Act, TFA, whistleblower
On March 10th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on handling complaints of whistleblower retaliation. Specifically, the final rule adopts the procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints stated under the Taxpayer...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 21, 2023 | FTC, OSHA, retaliation, whistleblower
On February 10th, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an interim final rule on handling retaliation complaints by antitrust whistleblowers under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (CAARA). Briefly, the rule establishes...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 31, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, OSHA, whistleblower, Workplace Hazards
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued targeted enforcement guidance that includes an instance-by-instance citation policy for specific “high-gravity” serious violations. An instance-by-instance citation may apply where the...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | OSHA, retaliation, whistleblower
On September 1st, 2022, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a ruling in a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. In summary, OSHA found that Wells Fargo violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 8, 2021 | OSHA, retaliation, whistleblower
On September 3rd, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a revised anti-retaliation final rule. Accordingly, the final interpretive rule changes previous anti-retaliation provisions within the Occupational Safety and Health Act of...