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Wells Fargo Will Fight OSHA Order To Pay Whistleblower $5.4 Million And Rehire Him

The bank says it will appeal OSHA's order that it should compensate a manager who reported suspicions of fraud at Wells Fargo.
OSHA says a manager's report of suspected fraudulent activity was at least party responsible for his firing. Here, pedestrians pass in front of a Wells Fargo bank branch in New York earlier this year.

A former Wells Fargo manager who was fired after reporting suspicions of fraudulent behavior must be paid some $5.4 million and rehired into a similar position, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says, announcing its largest-ever individual whistleblower award.

Wells Fargo says it will appeal the

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