* DC - Senate approves auto industry whistle-blower bill
-- The U.S. Senate approved the first piece of auto safety legislation, a bill to incentivize auto industry whistle-blowers, in the wake of recalls by General Motors Co. and Takata Corp. of tens of millions of vehicles and air bags... The legislation — first proposed in November — allows auto industry employee whistle-blowers to be paid millions if they reveal hidden dangers... Senate Commerce chairman praised the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act. “This bill provides important incentives for whistle-blowers in the auto industry to bring safety concerns to the attention of federal regulators when harmful safety defects are not reported. While laws and regulations currently provide certain penalties for unaddressed safety failures, this legislation seeks to help identify and stop problems before anyone is killed or seriously injured” ... Congress last year appeared eager to approve auto safety reforms in the wake of General Motors’ record-setting recall of more than 30 million vehicles and a string of death and injuries from 10 automakers with potentially defective Takata air bags... The Obama administration wants to more than triple NHTSA’s defects budget and more than double staffing, but it has received mixed reviews on Capitol Hill...
Washington, DC, USA - Detroit News, by David Shepardson - April 28, 2015Labels: rules and regulations, truck safety
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