The Department of Labor has announced the Occupational Safety and Health Administration now is overseeing worker retaliation complaints filed under two new whistleblower statutes—the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act, according to www.osha.gov.
Under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, OSHA will investigate individual whistleblower complaints of retaliation for reporting criminal antitrust violations to their superiors or the federal government or for showing cause, testifying or participating in, or otherwise assisting an investigation or proceeding related to antitrust law violations.
In Anti-Money Laundering Act cases, OSHA will investigate individual whistleblower retaliation complaints for reporting money laundering-related violations to their superior or the federal government or for showing cause, testifying or participating in, or otherwise assisting an investigation or proceeding related to a violation of anti-money laundering laws.
Until OSHA issues interim final rules, the agency will process whistleblower complaints related to these statutes using procedures under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century.
