Better Late Than Never: OSHA, U.S. Steel Reach Settlement in Injury Reporting Case
The federal government sued U.S. Steel for retaliating against workers who reported workplace injuries several days after they occurred, in violation of the company’s immediate reporting policy.
In what sounds like a case of good intentions gone bad, U.S. Steel in 2014 disciplined two employees for violating the company’s immediate reporting policy for injuries. The purpose of the policy is to ensure injuries are reported in a timely manner. OSHA, however, claimed the policy punished the workers for reporting injuries, a violation of whistleblower statutes.
