What to Expect During a Whistleblower Investigation An employee, or his or her representative, can file a whistleblower complaint with OSHA via mail, fax, telephone, in person, or online, against an employer for unlawful retaliation
Retaliation | Whistleblower Protection Program By calling OSHA to complain about the fire hazard, the worker engaged in protected activity under one of the whistleblower laws administered by OSHA She informed her employer that she called OSHA Her employer denied her shift swap only a few days after being notified that she called OSHA
Whistleblower Protection OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program enforces protections for employees who suffer retaliation for engaging in protected activities under more than 20 federal laws
Statutes | Whistleblower Protection Program They contain whistleblower (anti-retaliation) provisions that generally provide that employers may not discharge or otherwise retaliate against an employee because the employee has filed a complaint or exercised any other rights provided to employees by the statute
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) | Whistleblower Protection Program Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) 18 U S C §1514A §1514A Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases (a) Whistleblower protection for employees of publicly traded companies --