OSHA Issues Its Interim Final Rule On Whistleblowers Procedures Under Dodd-Frank’s Consumer Financial Protection Act

OSHA yesterday announced its interim final rule for “Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010,” 79 Fed. Reg. 18630 (April 3, 2014). These rules are in effect immediately, but could be revised by OSHA after the comment period.

 

The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA) protects employees against retaliation by employers that offer or provide consumer financial products or services, such as residential mortgages, mortgage loan modification and foreclosure relief services, private education loans, payday loans, consumer credit, and debt relief services. The CFPA is part of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, 12 U.S.C.A. §5567. 

 

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