Bloomberg Law
Jan. 5, 2018, 10:41 PM UTC

Wells Fargo Whistleblower Investigation Shows Problems at OSHA

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

By Bruce Rolfsen

Widespread problems with how OSHA investigated Wells Fargo workers’ whistleblower retaliation complaints were found in reviews of the cases obtained by Bloomberg Environment.

Among the problems with the cases filed from 2010 through 2016 were that investigators often failed to interview Wells Fargo workers who filed complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and incorrectly deciding which federal laws applied to the complaints.

Bloomberg Environment obtained the documents through a Freedom of Information Act request.

While OSHA’s primary responsibility is protecting workers from safety and health hazards, Congress also granted the agency the duty of handling ...

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