In an article titled, “Labor Issues Loom Large,” Human Resource Executive Online reports on the potential impact of President Obama’s 2011 budget on the enforcement of employment laws. The article discusses the potential impact of Congress providing OSHA with additional funding for investigations and enforcement.
While employment practitioners speculate that increased OSHA enforcement will have a […]
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Employment Law Group® Law Firm Principal Jason Zuckerman Quoted in Article about Impact of Obama’s 2011 Budget on Employment Law
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program · Public Employee Whistleblower Protection · The Employment Law Group, P.C.
GAO Report Reveals Lack of Oversight in DOL Whistleblower Protection Program
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments
A report released by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reveals that the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) lacks adequate resources for processing whistleblower complaints. As a result, many whistleblower complaints are not investigated, while others fail to be recorded in OSHA’s database. According to GAO auditors, nearly half of the whistleblower […]