Get a Reward! Make Sure Automobiles are Safe
Federal Protections for Auto-Workers
Statutes and Regulations
- Whistleblower Incentives and Protections 49 U.S. Code § 30172
- Auto Worker’s Reward Law (49 U.S.C. § 30171)
- DOL Regulations on Anti-Retaliation 29 CFR § 1988
- National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
- FAST Act
Other Materials and Legislative History
- Senate Report 114-13, “Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act, Report of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on S. 304” (April 13, 2015).
- FAST Act Whistleblower Reward Law:
- A letter to the Secretary of Transportation regarding the whistleblower law and the requirement that the rules be enacted (2/26/16)
- Second letter to the Secretary of Transportation regarding implementing the reward law (6/26/16)
- Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act proposed rules
- Email from DOT on Whistleblower Provisions of the FAST Act