More than $500,000 to two injured workers
The Denver office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration earlier this week announced that it had ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to pay more than $500,000 to two former workers. The Texas railroad company must also rehire the pair, pay back wages, attorney fees and compensatory damages, OSHA said. The firm fired the workers in 2010 and 2011 after they reported workplace injuries that occurred at a company terminal. The Denver regional OSHA administrator was blunt: “An employer cannot retaliate against employees who report an injury.” Far too often, workers fear that their supervisor or employer will cut…
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