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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Southern Air Inc.
Penalty: $7,933,789
Year: 2009
Date: April 7, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace whistleblower retaliation
Violation Description: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered Southern Air Inc., a Norwalk, Conn.-based air cargo carrier, to withdraw a defamation lawsuit it filed against nine former employees who had raised safety concerns and pay them more than $7.9 million in wages, damages and legal fees.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Connecticut
Facility City: Norwalk
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