OSHA and UOSH Whistleblower Claims
If you’ve experienced retaliation at work for speaking up about workplace safety issues, you may be protected by whistleblower laws. Both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the federal level and the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) at the state level provide whistleblower protections for employees who engage in safety-related protected activities. OSHA, 29 U.S.C. § 654, and its general duty provision, requires employers to furnish employment free from recognizable safety hazards. Similarly, Utah Code § 34A-6-101 et seq. requires employers to provide safe and healthy working conditions to employees in Utah. Specifically, OSHA’s general duty provision, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., imposes a general duty on employers to furnish a workplace “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm” to employees, mandates that employer’s comply with OSHA regulations, and requires employees to comp...