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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Minnesota Court of Appeals Reinstates Whistleblower Case

Workday Minnesota reported yesterday that "In a huge victory for two former Minnesota OSHA inspectors, the Minnesota Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned a District Court ruling that had dismissed one of the cases."

The cases are about two whistleblower lawsuits that claim "supervisors changed their signed reports, documents were removed from inspection files, and inspectors were pressured to not find violations against MNSTAR companies..."

You can read the full Workday Minnesota story here. The Workday Minnesota story also provides additional details concerning the Senate's Economic Development and Housing Finance Division Committee investigation and questions OSHA has been asked to answer.

You can read about these cases in a previous post: Minnesota DOLI Accused Of Altering OSHA Reports and Citations

Labels: OSHA, whistleblower