Jury Rules Arts School Violated Whistleblower Act

A federal jury has found a Palmetto, Fla., state-funded charter school and its principal, Dr. Bill Jones, guilty of violating the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act for firing a worker who reported electrical hazards at the school.The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release that Jones and Renaissance Arts and Education, doing business as Manatee School for the Arts, have been ordered to pay the worker $55,000 in back wages and $120,000 in punitive damages."This is a groundbreaking decision made by the people against the unlawful...