Us Labor Department's Osha Orders New Jersey Transit to Pay More Than $500,000 to Worker for Violation of Railroad Whistleblower Law
U.S. Newswire › April 07, 2010
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NEWARK, N.J., April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that New Jersey Transit violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act when it retaliated against an employee for reporting a work-related illness.
According to OSHA's findings, in February 2008, the railroad brought an employee up on charges for missing work after suffering a work-related illness from witnessing a fatal accident involving another worker. The railroad also retaliated against the worker by cutting his pay and then suspending him. These retaliatory acts caused the employee significant financial and personal losses. The employee filed a whistleblower complaint with OSHA, alleging that the railroad had retaliated against him for reporting his work- related illness. OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program conducted an investigation under the whistleblower provisions of the FRSA, found merit to the complaint and ordered relief.See the full content of this document
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Us Labor Department's Osha Orders New Jersey Transit to Pay More Than $500,000 to Worker for Violation of Railroad Whistleblower Law
"Railroad employees have the legal right to report work-related injuries and illnesses without fear of retaliation," said Assistant Secretary...
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