Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Whistleblower's Request for Award

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio appellate court has rejected a whistleblower's request for an award for reporting allegedly hazardous concentrations of tungsten or cobalt at his workplace, affirming a magistrate's report that levels were within permissible levels according to federal safety officials. Scott v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, et al., No. 10AP-713 (Ohio Ct. App., 10th Dist.).

The 10th Appellate District on Oct. 25 rejected the appeal by Troy A. Scott, who argued unsuccessfully that the Industrial Commission of Ohio erred in denying his request for the award and for accepting the conclusions of a report from the Occupational Safety …