OSHA Proposal Would Ban Employer Retaliation Against Workers Who File Claims

Employers will want to keep an eye on this story. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is mulling over new rules that to prohibit companies from discouraging or penalizing employees from reporting injuries and illnesses. That includes threatening to fire or discipline them. TheHill.com reports that the public has 60 days to comment on the plan.
http://thehill.com/regulation/215034-osha-puts-companies-under-microscope-for-workplace-injuries-and-illnesses