{"id":77327,"date":"2026-02-16T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingtoday.co.uk\/?p=77327"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:31:18","slug":"construction-companies-ordered-to-pay-200k-to-workers-fired-for-raising-asbestos-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingtoday.co.uk\/us\/construction-companies-ordered-to-pay-200k-to-workers-fired-for-raising-asbestos-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Companies Ordered to Pay $200k to Workers Fired for Raising Asbestos Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Construction Companies Ordered to Pay $200k to Workers Fired for Raising Asbestos Concerns<\/h1>\n 16 February 2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered two Houston-based construction companies and their owners to reinstate and compensate two workers who were fired for raising asbestos concerns during repair of a hotel after Hurricane Beryl.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The department’s\u00a0Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/a>\u00a0(OSHA) investigated a whistleblower complaint by the terminated employees of Rise Construction LLC, owned by Jivar Foty, and Niko Group LLC, owned by Jessica Foty.<\/p>\n

Asbestos Concerns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The two employees alleged they were fired after raising concerns to the owners about lack of training, asbestos certification, personal protective equipment, and illegal dumping of asbestos.<\/p>\n

OSHA found that the terminations were in retaliation for making protected complaints under the\u00a0Clean Air Act<\/a>, the\u00a0Solid Waste Disposal Act<\/a>, and\u00a0Toxic Substances Control Act<\/a>, and ordered reinstatement of the two employees and payment of more than $200,000 in back wages and interest, as well as compensatory and punitive damages.<\/p>\n

OSHA enforces 25 whistleblower statutes that protect employees from retaliation for reporting potential violations involving safety, health, environmental protection, and other public interest concerns.<\/p>\n

For information on whistleblower protections, visit OSHA’s\u00a0Whistleblower Protection Programs webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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