OSHA Updates Whistleblower Procedures Under Nuclear, Environmental Laws

OSHA's newly issued final rule on procedures for handling whistleblower retaliation complaints under the Energy Reorganization Act and six environmental statutes will make it easier for complainants to get their cases filed but also toughen their burden of proof to appeal an administrative law judge's decision, experts say. The agency said the rules were designed to be “as consistent as possible” with the more recently promulgated procedures for handling retaliation complaints under other whistleblower provisions administered by OSHA. As with other recent whistleblower rules, OSHA has also mad