OSHA Offers Options for Safety Dispute Resolution

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering an option for workers and employers to hash out disputes about workplace safety before the administration steps in to investigate. OSHA published policies and procedures for establishing an alternative dispute resolution process on Wednesday. The move comes from a 1996 law, the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, which required each federal agency to adopt an ADR process. The administration pilot-tested its early ADR process in 2012 and 2013 and found that it helped workers and employers reach agreements about whistle...