OSHA Issues Whistleblower Protections For Sailors

OSHA has issued a final rule setting procedures for handling complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers under the Seaman's Protection Act (SPA), one of a series of rules the agency is issuing to bolster its oversight of whistleblowers under a host of federal statutes. In a Sept. 15 Federal Register notice , OSHA issued the rule “Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Seaman’s Protection Act, As Amended,” finalizing procedures and time frames...