Question

An employer informs its employees that it will hold a substantial cash prize drawing for each work group at the end of each month in which all members of the work group comply with applicable safety rules, such as wearing required fall protection. Doug sustains a lost-time injury when he falls from a platform while not wearing required fall protection. Doug’s employer cancelled the cash prize drawing for Doug’s work group that month because Doug failed to wear required fall protection. The employer actively monitors its workforce for compliance with applicable work rules and cancels the cash prize drawings when it discovers work rule violations regardless of whether the employee who violated the work rule also reported an injury.
Did the employer use an incentive program to retaliate against Doug?

Answer 1

Answer:

No, it's not retiliation, it's part of the employers responsability.

Explanation:

The incentive program was informed before the accident even took place. The employer is required to pay close attention and make sure all safety rules are being followed and assure the employee's health is under no risks. The incentive in the example promotes following safety rules, however, if the employee doesn't follow them, is under his/her own responsibility, but the employer has to find a legal way to enforce them, like removing the incentive in this case.