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Bouchard Transportation Company Pays $375,000 To Whistle-Blower In Wake Of 2017 Accident
| 题名： | Bouchard Transportation Company Pays $375,000 To Whistle-Blower In Wake Of 2017 Accident |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | DAVID MURRAY |
| 摘要： | The U.S. Department of Labor an-nounced April 1 that pursuant to an agreement with the department to re-solve outstanding violations of the Sea-man's Protection Act, Bouchard Trans-portation Company Inc., based in Long Island, N.Y., had paid $.375,000 to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of Texas. The payment was made jointly by the compa-ny and three of its officials. The depart-ment didn't name the whistleblower, in accordance with its longstanding policies.The explosion occurred on Octo-ber 20, 2017, off Port Aransas, Texas,aboard the Buster Bouchard/B. No. 255.The whistleblower claimed the company fired him for cooperating with investiga-tors and reporting safety violations to the Coast Guard.In addition to the payment, Boucha-rd and the individual respondents agreed to take other remedial actions in a settle-ment agreement with the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Investigators for OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Pro-gram had found that the employers' ac-tions constituted retaliation against the seaman for protected activity under the SPA and would dissuade a seaman from reporting safety issues. Under the agree-ment, the company must remove any ref-erence to the seaman's termination and exercising of his rights under the SPA from their files and provide a neutral ref-erence if contacted by any prospective employer. The employer must train its managers and employees about seamen's SPA rights and post a Notice to Seamen about their rights under the SPA. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 3 |
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