Internal DOL Paper Outlines Three Options To Revamp Whistleblower Program

An internal Labor Department document spells out the reasoning for a controversial proposal to move parts of the whistleblower protection program (WPP) out of OSHA and into the department's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), but also presents two fall-back options -- elevating the program to its own agency under Labor or creating a whistleblower directorate with dedicated resources within OSHA. Union sources agree with DOL that the segment covering workplace safety may be best suited for OSHA enforcement but say the program still needs an overhaul. document, obtained by Inside OSHA O