Whistleblower Advocates Renew Call For DOL To Pull Program Out Of OSHA

Worker advocates are renewing calls for Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to move the whistleblower protection program out of OSHA and establish it as an independent agency within the Labor Department, reacting to a new report by Congress' investigative arm that strongly criticizes OSHA's handling of the program. One of the groups may also take OSHA to court over its denial of a Freedom of Information Act request for internal OSHA survey results about the whistleblower program, a source with the group said. A similar report by the Government Accountability Office last year prompted congressional int