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Jan 21, 2013

OSHA Administrative Review Board Finds Railroad Whistleblower Violation

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As noted in a previous blog, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the railroads have been fighting for years over Whistleblower issues related to employee discipline for workplace injuries. In another decision from the OSHA Administrative Review Board, Vernace v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp., ARB No. 12-003, ALJ No. 2010-FRS-18 (ARB Dec. 21, 2012), it upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision against the Port Authority and found a Whistleblower violation.

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