CPL 02-03-007: OSHA Whistleblower Investigations Manual - Annotated (last updated Feb. 17, 2017) - For ease of reference, the Annotated Whistleblower Investigations Manual (WIM) contains hyperlinks to current policy guidance related to topics and procedures discussed in the WIM.
Clarification of the Express Promise of Confidentiality Prior to Confidential Witness Interviews
Delay of Enforcement of the employee rights provisions under 29 CFR 1904.35
Clarification of Guidance for Section 11(c) Cases Involving Temporary Workers
Procedures for Significant or Novel Whistleblower Cases
Tolling of Limitation Periods under OSHA Whistleblower Laws by Private Agreements and for Other Reasons
Clarification of the Work Refusal Standard under 29 CFR 1977.12(b)(2)
Policy for Enforcing Settlement Agreements, Preliminary Reinstatement Orders, and Final ALJ and ARB Orders
Taxability of Settlements Desk Aid
Lee v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, No. 14-1585: Applicability of the Election of Remedies Provision in the Federal Railroad Safety Act to Other Statutory Claims
Subject Lines for Emails Transmitting Information to Partner Agencies
Clarification of the Investigative Standard for OSHA Whistleblower Investigations
Whistleblower Complaints and Safety and Health Referrals
Referring Untimely 11(c) Complainants to the NLRB
Revised Whistleblower Disposition Procedures
Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies and Practices
Section 11(c) Cases Are an Enforcement Priority
Urban Path Transit and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA)