Railroad fined $800,000 for 3 illegal firings
6/19/2012WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is ordering railroad operator Norfolk Southern to pay more than $800,000 for firing three workers after they reported injuries on the job.
The violations of federal whistleblower laws involved a laborer in Greenville, S.C., an engineer in Louisville, and a railroad conductor based in Harrisburg, Pa. Payments include back pay, compensatory damages, and about $525,000 in punitive damages and attorneys' fees.