A pattern of whistleblower retaliations among railway companies?
Retaliation by the Union Pacific Railroad Company against whistleblowing employees who complained about safety issues is the latest in a series of similar cases involving U.S. railway companies, according to OSHA records.
After three separate OSHA investigations determined that Union Pacific fired and suspended workers for reporting workplace safety concerns and a work-related injury, the company been ordered to pay more than $615,000 in punitive and compensatory damages, back wages and attorney fees to the three employees. OSHA found the company guilty of similar violations in 2010 and 2011.