The Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a proposal to strengthen protections for workers who blow the whistle on dangerous workplace conditions, and guarantee a voice for families of workers killed, and those who are seriously injured, or become ill on the job.
Among other provisions, the Protecting America’s Workers Act (H.R. 2067) and proposed changes to legislation, would update workplace whistleblower protections by mirroring other modern whistleblower statutes, such as the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The bill would also ensure that victims and their families are kept informed about investigations of fatalities and incidents involving serious injuries or illnesses.
Witnesses:- Jordan Barab »Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and HealthWashington, D.C.
- Lloyd B. Chinn »PartnerProskauer Rose LLPNew York, New York
- Tonya Ford »Niece of Robert Fitch, a worker killed at an Archer Daniels Midland plantLincoln, Nebraska
- Neal Jorgensen »whistleblower formerly employed at Plastic IndustriesPreston, Idaho
- Dr. Celeste Monforton »Assistant Research Professor
Department of Environmental and Occupational HealthThe George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C. - Dennis J. Morikawa »Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- Lynn Rhinehart »General CounselAFL-CIOWashington, D.C.
