There are more than twenty laws administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that protect employees who blow the whistle and report violations of workplace and public safety laws. These laws make it illegal for a company to take an adverse action against an employee who makes a protected disclosure about workplace or public safety. This means that employers cannot retaliate against a whistleblower by firing, blacklisting, demoting, denying overtime, denying promotion, denying benefits, or disciplining, intimidating or threatening them.
The laws cover many workplace safety concerns, including:
- Asbestos
- Cargo Containers
- Trucking
- Drinking Water
- Clean Water
- Toxic Substances & Chemicals
- Solid Waste
- Clean Air
- Hazardous Waste & Pollutants
- Nuclear Energy & Waste
- Airlines & Aviation Safety
- SOX –Publicly Traded Companies; Fraud; SEC
- Pipelines
- Railroads
- Public Transportation
- Consumer Products
- Affordable Care Act
- Maritime Safety
- Consumer Financial Products or Services
- Food Manufacturers
- Motor Vehicle Safety
- Violence in the Workplace
If you think you have suffered illegal retaliation and want to know your rights, contact us. We are committed to giving you information and tools to choose the right path for your case, to maximize your leverage as you try to save your job and career, and to persuasively present your case to the right federal authorities to preserve and protect your rights. During an initial consultation we can evaluate whether you may have a whistleblowing retaliation claim, how to pursue your claim, identify deadlines, and discuss options for legal representation.