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“You disciplined a worker for reporting an injury,” said Tammy, the compliance officer. “That’s a violation of our whistleblower protection laws, and I’m citing you.” “We suspended Mike for a week because he failed to follow our safety procedures, …
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Heads up: Despite the unwillingness of OSHA to roll out an infectious disease standard, you might soon be required to develop procedures for controlling infectious diseases anyway. That’s because two states are moving forward with their own …
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The scenario: After a male employee joined a gay recreational softball league, his coworkers made crude comments about his sexual orientation and participation in the league. When managers learned of the man’s homosexuality, he was terminated, …
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Summary: Before he died from symptoms related to COVID-19, a devout Catholic asked his longtime girlfriend for one last favor. The incident: Every Friday morning, Jorge Guijarro-Castaneda, a devout Catholic born in Mexico, carried a bunch of flowers …
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Heads up: The injury and illness data you submit to OSHA every year could soon be available for public review. That’s the upshot of a recent court ruling in favor of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIS), which sued the U.S. Department of …
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Overview: After enduring a lengthy car ride during which she kept rejecting her boss’s requests for sex, a female staffer complained about his behavior, but her allegations were ignored. The scenario: Samantha Labrado felt uncomfortable during her …