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For example, Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act bans retaliation against employees for reporting injuries, illnesses, or unsafe conditions to their employers, participating in OSHA inspections, and, under certain conditions, refusing to work when there is reasonable fear of death or serious injury. In some instances, OSHA’s whistleblower laws may provide even broader protection.

In general, these protected activities include internal reporting of concerns to the employer, as well as reporting issues to relevant federal, state, or local regulatory agencies or law enforcement. Generally, protected activities include reporting conduct that the employee reasonably believes violates a relevant federal law, filing a complaint about a violation, and testifying, assisting, or participating in a proceeding related to a violation. Q: What activities are protected under the whistleblower laws enforced by OSHA?Ī: Employees have the right to engage in “protected activity.” Different activities are protected under each whistleblower law. The complete list of whistleblower laws administered by OSHA can be found here.

Q: What types of whistleblower complaints does OSHA investigate?Ī: OSHA enforces more than 20 whistleblower laws protecting employees from retaliation for reporting violations of various workplace safety and health, airline, commercial motor carrier, consumer product, environmental, financial reform, food safety, health insurance reform, motor vehicle safety, nuclear, pipeline, public transportation agency, railroad, maritime, and securities laws and for engaging in activities related to those laws.