Man gets $100,000 in OSHA whistleblower lawsuit
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2014 1:37 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area company that operates an
industrial park and intermodal terminal has agreed to pay $100,000 to
settle a whistleblower suit filed by the federal Occupational Safety and
Health Administration. OSHA sued last year on behalf of former employee Andrew Dorsey. Dorsey claimed he was suspended for allegedly damaging a skid loader
while plowing snow, so he complained to OSHA about workplace safety at
McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises. That prompted an OSHA inspection
and Dorsey was fired a week later. OSHA then sued the company and its president, James Lind. An attorney for Lind and the industrial company
did not immediately return a call seeking comment after the settlement
was filed in federal court on Monday. The company must also remove disciplinary actions from Dorsey's file and give him a neutral reference for future jobs.
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