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OSHA Fines Employer $105,000 for Retaliating Against an Employee Who Complained About Mold Exposure

Disclosing Toxic Mold Exposure is Protected Whistleblowing Under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act IFCO Services N.A. (IFCO) has agreed to pay $105,000 … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at BNA Bloomberg Webinar on New Developments in Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg on New Developments in Whistleblower Law on September 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM ET. Zuckerman is privileged … Continued

What is Contributing Factor Causation in a SOX Whistleblower Case?

Most of the corporate whistleblower protection laws enforced by OSHA, including the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection law, require the whistleblower to prove that the protected whistleblowing … Continued

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Teaches DC Bar Course About Handling Whistleblower Cases

Whistleblower protection lawyer Jason Zuckerman lectured at a DC Bar course titled “Handling Whistleblower Cases: More Than the Basics.” The course addressed the following … Continued

OSHA Issues Final Rules Implementing Consumer Financial Protection Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower Law Protecting Employees in Banking and Financial Services OSHA has issued final rules implementing the whistleblower protection provision of the Consumer Financial Protection Act … Continued

OSHA Orders Bank to Reinstate Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower

JP Morgan Chase Whistleblower Prevails in CFPA Retaliation Claim at OSHA OSHA has ordered JP Morgan Chase to reinstate a former operations manager whose employment … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About OSHA Whistleblower Investigations

A Bloomberg-BNA article entitled New Whistle-Blower Investigation Guidance From OSHA quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about OSHA’s revised standard governing investigations of … Continued

Pilot Prevails in AIR21 Whistleblower Retaliation Claim

Airline Pilot Whistleblower Wins Appeal In an unpublished decision, the Fifth Circuit affirmed pilot Roger Luder’s win in his AIR21 whistleblower claim against Continental Airlines. … Continued

FAA and OSHA Enter into Agreement to Strengthen Enforcement of AIR21 Whistleblower Protection Law

FAA and OSHA Enforcement of Aviation Whistleblower Protection Law (AIR21 Whistleblower Law) The FAA and OSHA have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate … Continued

ARB holds that Taping Workplace Conversations Is Protected Whistleblowing

Recording a Conversation Can Be Protected Whistleblowing In a nuclear whistleblower retaliation case, the DOL Administrative Review Board held that recording workplace conversations to gather … Continued

OIG Report Recommends Improvements to OSHA Whistleblower Program

The Department of Labor Office of Inspector General has issued a report assessing what improvements have been made to the DOL’s Whistleblower Protection Program since the … Continued

OSHA Orders Railroad to Pay $536k in Whistleblower Case

Whistleblower Disciplined for Reporting an Injury OSHA ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay $536K in damages for violating the whistleblower retaliation provision of the … Continued