OSHA Strengthens Its Whistleblower Protection Program

Originally published on the Employer's Law Blog

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") recently announced that it will implement new measures to strengthen its Whistleblower Protection Program. OSHA enforces the whistleblower protection provisions of 21 federal statutes, including, among others, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, the Compensation and Liability Act, the Energy Reorganization Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Federal Railroad Safety Act, the Affordable Care Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The whistleblower provisions enforced by OSHA prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who raise protected concerns or provide protected information to an employer or the government.