You cannot retaliate against an employee because he or she exercised the right to demand a safe work environment, according to a blog on the Long-term Living website
Employees with safety concerns must be taken seriously and you cannot retaliate against an employee because he or she exercised the right to demand a safe work environment, according to Steve Wilder of Sorensen, Wilder & Associates, a healthcare safety and security consulting firm, in a blog he wrote for the Long-Term Living website. There are more than 20 federal laws that protect employees from whistleblower retaliation, the blog said.
August 5, 2014
Topic Area: Blogs
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