Whistle-blower wins back safety job

A federal court ruled that a whistle-blower who had been fired after complaining about problems in a chemical-weapons incineration facility must be reinstated as the plant's safety officer.

References:

EG&G Defense Materials, Inc., v United States Department of Labor and Steven W. Jones, 98-9548 & 99-9501 (10th Cir 1999).

Further Readings:

Raloff, J. 1997. Chemical weapons treaty sets deadline. Science News 151(May 3):270.

_____. 1996. Getting rid of chemical weapons. Science News 150(Oct. 5):218.

______. 1996. Chem weapons: burning issues. Science News 150(Aug. 31):135.

______. 1994. Incinerator under fire. Science News 146(Dec. 10):394.

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 15, April 10, 1999, p. 239. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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