A contractor attempted to retaliate against an immigrant worker by contacting ICE after the worker reported a serious injury that caused OSHA to investigate.
Employers cannot take actions like terminations, demotions, denials of overtime or promotion, or reductions in pay or hours if an employee reports unsafe work conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In fiscal 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that employees filed 2,787 whistleblower retaliation claims.
