3942 Firing an employee to prevent the employee from making a complaint to the authorities regarding workplace safety is actionable under CAL-OSHA as retaliatory employment action.
LUJAN v MINAGAR (Pre-emptive Termination) 124 CA4 1040 [See: LabC 6300 et seq; Rick's Electric v OSHA Appeals Bd 80 CA4 1023; Div of Labor v Sampson 64 CA3 893; Fireman's Fund v Davis 37 CA4 1432 T/AT 9/95]
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