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Energy Department inspector general inconclusive on firing of Hanford whistleblower
2014-10-20 22:45:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
The U.S. Department of Energy's inspector general on Monday said it could not determine if a whistleblower on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was fired for raising safety concerns because two contractors failed to provide all the documents needed in the investigation. Donna Busche was fired in February after raising questions about the safety of the unfinished Waste Treatment Plant at Hanford, the nation's most polluted nuclear site.
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Product Safety Groups Seek Transparency in Whistleblower Suit
2014-10-08 10:36:13| Railroads - Topix.net
A pair of organizations that advocate for safe consumer products have asked for the unsealing of court documents related to a major whistleblower case. The case, recently declared a mistrial, is related to Texas-based Trinity Industries and potentially unsafe guardrails the company produces, which have been used on highways across the United States.
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Another Hefty OSHA Whistleblower Award + Reinstatement
2014-10-04 03:17:43| Waste Management - Topix.net
On September 26, 2014, OSHA issued a preliminary order that an Illinois employer, Stericycle Inc. , reinstate and pay $262,000 to a supervisor who was discharged after allegedly reporting safety concerns to management. The Company specializes in the disposal of biohazard waste.
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Railroad must pay whistle-blower
2014-09-29 20:45:16| Railroads - Topix.net
Workplace safety regulators on Friday ordered Union Pacific Railroad to pay $51,000 in punitive damages and back pay to a whistleblowing employee whom the company illegally suspended for his videotaping a safety inspection on his cellphone. Workplace safety regulators on Friday ordered Union Pacific Railroad to pay $51,000 in punitive damages and back pay to a whistleblowing employee whom the company illegally suspended for his videotaping a safety inspection on his cellphone.
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Union Pacific Railroad ordered to pay Carson employee $51,000 over whistle-blower violation
2014-09-27 05:33:21| Railroads - Topix.net
Union Pacific Railroad must pay $51,000 in punitive damages and back pay to a Carson-based employee for violating federal whistle-blower provisions by illegally suspending him for videotaping a safety inspection on his cellphone, workplace safety regulators announced Friday. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators found the company had suspended the employee after he refused to delete video footage of an air compressor test aboard a locomotive.
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