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Whistleblower Stops The Train of Hostile Work Environment

February 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Federal OSHA ordered Union Pacific Railroad to give the welder his original job back, repay the welder for all the time and mileage he spent commuting to the second job he was transferred to, pay his attorney fees and pay him compensatory damages. OSHA doesn't release the names of employee-whistleblowers, but here's what we do know about the situation: the employee was a welder based in Beverly, Iowa, who worked on repairing railroad tracks for Union Pacific Railroad. You've heard the old adage that you're never supposed to stop on railroad tracks, right? Well that's exactly where this welder spent his work day -- sitting on railroad tracks. It's dangerous work. So one day he is particularly concerned about on-coming trains. In fact he goes to his Track Manager and asks for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bad Boss, Featured Tagged With: hostile work environment, OSHA, Retaliation, Union Pacific, whistleblower
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The Whistleblower Wins Money. Big Money.

February 23, 2009 By 3 Comments

A male flight crew employee working for "Southern Air Inc", which is a cargo airline, complained twice to managment about safety concerns. First he complained about inadequate rest breaks. Then he complained about being forced to work extra hours, beyond what the FAA allows by law. So what happened next? Southern Air retaliated against the employee, of course! First he received less work. Then the company "discovered" problems with his job performance. Then, in April of 2008, he was terminated. After being terminated the employee filed a complaint with a regional office of OSHA.  OSHA investigated, and found that the employee's complaint had merit.  OSHA issued a prelimiary opinion, ordering Southern Air to pay the terminated employee: "$300,000 for loss of career wages, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Retaliation Tagged With: complaint, OSHA, Retaliation, termination, whistleblower
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The Abusive Boss Who Lost in Court

February 2, 2009 By 5 Comments

Download PDF Transcript Abusive bullying boss ruining your work? You need to hear about Joe. Joe is a hospital perfusionist (the person who operates the heart-lung machine during an open heart surgery).  Well Joe's boss, a surgeon, yelled at Joe, cussed at Joe, shook his fist and threatened Joe's job. Joe got sick.  Literally sick.  As in having to go to his doctor and get anxiety medication, dreading every single work day morning type of sick. Joe didn't just turn the tables on his boss, Joe freakin' flipped the tables over.  Here's how: The Bully-Boss Surgeon Joe Doescher's "boss" was a cardiovascular surgeon named Dr. Daniel Raess. Dr. Raess behavior included yelling, screaming, and swearing at Joe with "clenched fists, piercing eyes, beet-red face, [and] popping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bad Boss, Featured, Hostile Work Environment & Workplace Harassment, Podcast Tagged With: Bully Boss, hostile work environment, job harassment, Podcast
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El Jefe Abusivo Es Encontrado Culpable en Corte

February 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Bienvenidos al podcast número 8 del "Lugar de Trabajo Hostil". Yo soy su anfitrión, el Abogado Encubierto. Bienvenidos nuevamente al podcast, ya el número ocho. Este es el podcast legal con consejos prácticos en términos fáciles de entender, que puede ayudarlo a lidiar con un jefe abusivo o un ambiente de trabajo hostil. El segmento estelar de hoy será emocionante para mucha gente, El Jefe Abusivo Es Encontrado Culpable en Corte. Este es un reciente caso desde la Corte Suprema de Indiana que presenta el testimonio del Dr. Gary Namie del Bullying Institute. El Dr. Namie ha estado al frente del lobby de los legisladores estatales para lograr cambios en la ley que haga ilegal el abuso en el trabajo. Hasta ahora este esfuerzo no ha sido concretado por los legisladores estatales, pero … [Read more...]

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