OSHA Safety Whistleblower Case Ends in $650,000 Jury Verdict (1)

An undocumented construction worker was awarded $650,000 in damages after US Department of Labor attorneys convinced a federal jury in Boston that his employer had reported the worker to law enforcement authorities following an injury.

A jury Tuesday found Tara Construction Inc. of Boston and Chief Executive Officer Pedro Pirez had retaliated against the worker, Jose Martin Paz Flores, who was injured in a fall from a ladder at a Boston construction site. That accident in March 2017 prompted an OSHA inspection of Tara.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act makes it illegal for an employer to retaliate against ...