March 20, 2014 at 02:57 PM
Congressional investigators are urging OSHA to work more closely with the Transportation Department (DOT) to enforce anti-retaliation laws designed to protect auto industry workers. OSHA's top official responded that the agency believes it has adhered to so-called “key practices” in whistleblower agreements with the transportation agency, but GAO says in a report released Wednesday (March 19) that it still thinks such inter-agency deals can be strengthened.