May 24, 2011 at 06:34 PM
The posture of the Labor Department's Administrative Review Board (ARB) that is involved in whistleblower protection programs has shifted in recent months to lean more toward complainants, at a time when new appointees by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis have populated the board, experts who are paying close attention to the board findings have observed. The policy shift brought about by the ARB appears to have occurred following the Solis appointments and may have a future impact on OSHA's handling of whistleblower cases. Meanwhile, agency officials have continued to make statements that they inte