Whistleblower Protection Coverage
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), employees who believe that their employer has discriminated or retaliated against them for raising or reporting safety or health concerns may file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA), employees in the trucking industry may file complaints with OSHA if they believe that their employer has discriminated against them for reporting safety concerns or for refusing to drive under dangerous circumstances or in violation of safety rules.
Similarly, under the other statutes, employees also may file complaints with OSHA if they believe that their employer has discriminated against them for reporting protected safety concerns involving the airline or pipeline industries, for reporting protected environmental concerns including asbestos in schools, or for reporting potential securities fraud.
The Department of Labor also enforces the anti-retaliation provisions of several other statutes that are not administered by OSHA. Information concerning many of these additional anti-retaliation statutes is available in other sections of the Guide describing the statutes enforced by different Department agencies, such as the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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