A contractor attempted to retaliate against an immigrant worker by contacting ICE after the worker reported a serious injury that caused OSHA to investigate.
The meeting will seek input on how OSHA can deliver better whistleblower customer service and what it can do to ensure that workers are protected from retaliation for raising concerns related to the pandemic.
OSHA is seeking comments on how it can better deliver whistleblower customer service and if it can better explain whistleblower laws to employees and employers.
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.
