Audit Report: Complainants Did Not Always Receive Appropriate Investigations Under the Whistleblower Protection Program

Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Audit Report: Complainants Did Not Always Receive Appropriate Investigations Under the Whistleblower Protection Program, September 30, 2010

  • “During the audit period, 77 percent of the Whistleblower complaints under OSHA 11(c), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) were either dismissed or withdrawn. Settlements which accounted for 21 percent were generally minimal, and the remaining 2 percent were found to have merit. OSHA did not always ensure that complainants received appropriate investigations under the Whistleblower Protection Program. We estimate that 80 percent of applicable investigations under OSHA 11(c), SOX and STAA did not meet one or more of eight elements from the Whistleblower Investigations Manual that were essential to the investigative process.”
  • See also Whistleblower Protection: Sustained Management Attention Needed to Address Long-standing Program Weaknesses, GAO-10-722, August 17, 2010
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