A whistle-blower lawsuit filed by OSHA alleging a communications cable installation company fired a worker who complained to the agency, reached a settlement according to a consent judgment filed Dec. 16 (Sec’y. of Labor v. Eustis Cable Enter., S.D. Tex., 16-1639, 12/16/16).
Eustis Cable Enterprises LTD of Brookfield, Vt., agreed to pay the dismissed worker $15,000 for back wages and compensatory damages, the judgment said. Eustis fired the employee May 13, 2015, one day after he filed a safety complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Eustis also agreed to not provide negative ...
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