OSHA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program to Start in Chicago and San Francisco

November 28, 2012 -  OSHA announced that it is piloting an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program to handle complaints filed to the agency’s Whistleblower Protection Program, according to Safety.BLR.com.

OSHA administers whistleblower provisions of 22 federal statutes. These cover employees in healthcare, food, finance, air travel, transit, rail, and other industries.

The program will offer two voluntary methods of alternative dispute resolution: early resolution and mediation. It will roll out in the Chicago and San Francisco regions, so if a whistleblower complaint is filed, the parties will be given different options.

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