date:Feb 24, 2014
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an interim final rule that protects workers who report violations of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The final rule established procedures, burdens of proof, remedies and statutes of limitations that are similar to other whistleblower statutes, the agency said. Under FSMS's whistleblower protections, employees have 180 days to file a complaint against their employer. OSHA enforces whistleblower provisions of the Occupatio