ANCHORAGE — An attorney for a Homer-based Bald Mountain Air Services says the company denies allegations that it improperly fired a pilot in 2012.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday it has concluded the company violated federal whistleblower law.
OSHA has ordered the company to rehire the pilot and pay him years of back wages and $100,000 in compensatory damages.
OSHA says the pilot, whose name was not released, raised repeated safety concerns ranging from missed drug tests for pilots to poor record-keeping.
Company attorney Aaron Sperbeck says the company “steadfastly denies” the allegations. He says the company will thoroughly examine its legal options before commenting further.
Both parties have 30 days to object and request a hearing before an administrative law judge.
