US Department of Labor orders ammo manufacturer to reinstate employee who
voiced concerns about stock transactions, pay $597K in damages, back wages, costs
OSHA finds Scottsdale, Arizona-based Ammo Inc. retaliated against employee
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Scottsdale, Arizona-based ammunition manufacturer to pay compensatory damages, back wages and associated costs to an employee forced from its board of directors after reporting potentially illegal stock transactions.
Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Ammo Inc. removed the employee from the board of directors after they voiced concerns that the transactions violated U.S. Security and Exchange Commission regulations. After being removed from the board, the employee resigned.
Following a whistleblower investigation, OSHA ordered Ammo Inc. to reinstate the employee preliminarily to their previous position. They were also ordered to pay the employee $485,000 in compensatory damages, more than $61,000 in back wages and $51,000 in attorney’s fees. The company appealed the order to the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges.
“OSHA enforces federal laws that protect employees who report possible wrongdoing from fear of retaliation and punishment,” explained OSHA Regional Administrator James D. Wulff in San Francisco. “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act ensures that employees can exercise their rights freely to report financial and shareholder...
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