Ryan Knudson

Meanwhile, Barnett felt like his whistleblower case against Boeing was going nowhere. Barnett filed his two complaints with two different agencies, the FAA and OSHA, but his experience with each agency was very different. The FAA complaint, which is about manufacturing violations, was partly substantiated. The agency said Boeing was already fixing some of the problems Barnett raised.

Meanwhile, Barnett felt like his whistleblower case against Boeing was going nowhere. Barnett filed his two complaints with two different agencies, the FAA and OSHA, but his experience with each agency was very different. The FAA complaint, which is about manufacturing violations, was partly substantiated. The agency said Boeing was already fixing some of the problems Barnett raised.

With Osha, which looked at his retaliation claims, it took nearly four years for the agency to reach a conclusion. And Osha rejected his claim, but only seemed to address one aspect of it, which was that he was passed over for other jobs. The agency said there wasn't evidence to support that. Osha declined to comment specifically on Barnett's case.

With Osha, which looked at his retaliation claims, it took nearly four years for the agency to reach a conclusion. And Osha rejected his claim, but only seemed to address one aspect of it, which was that he was passed over for other jobs. The agency said there wasn't evidence to support that. Osha declined to comment specifically on Barnett's case.

With Osha, which looked at his retaliation claims, it took nearly four years for the agency to reach a conclusion. And Osha rejected his claim, but only seemed to address one aspect of it, which was that he was passed over for other jobs. The agency said there wasn't evidence to support that. Osha declined to comment specifically on Barnett's case.

Rob says that both he and Barnett were frustrated with how long the process was taking. But Barnett wasn't ready to give up. He felt like the FAA's findings gave his claims legitimacy, but that OSHA hadn't given him a fair shake. And he worried things at the plant weren't really getting better. So in 2021, he and his lawyer appealed the OSHA ruling and filed a case with the Department of Labor.

Rob says that both he and Barnett were frustrated with how long the process was taking. But Barnett wasn't ready to give up. He felt like the FAA's findings gave his claims legitimacy, but that OSHA hadn't given him a fair shake. And he worried things at the plant weren't really getting better. So in 2021, he and his lawyer appealed the OSHA ruling and filed a case with the Department of Labor.

Rob says that both he and Barnett were frustrated with how long the process was taking. But Barnett wasn't ready to give up. He felt like the FAA's findings gave his claims legitimacy, but that OSHA hadn't given him a fair shake. And he worried things at the plant weren't really getting better. So in 2021, he and his lawyer appealed the OSHA ruling and filed a case with the Department of Labor.

Barnett sought compensation for having to retire early and damages for the psychological toll he said he suffered. In response, Boeing did what big corporations do. It fought back. Boeing tried to get pieces of Barnett's case dismissed, without success. It filed a counterclaim, alleging he wrongfully held on to internal company documents. A judge ultimately dismissed that case.

Barnett sought compensation for having to retire early and damages for the psychological toll he said he suffered. In response, Boeing did what big corporations do. It fought back. Boeing tried to get pieces of Barnett's case dismissed, without success. It filed a counterclaim, alleging he wrongfully held on to internal company documents. A judge ultimately dismissed that case.

Barnett sought compensation for having to retire early and damages for the psychological toll he said he suffered. In response, Boeing did what big corporations do. It fought back. Boeing tried to get pieces of Barnett's case dismissed, without success. It filed a counterclaim, alleging he wrongfully held on to internal company documents. A judge ultimately dismissed that case.

His lawyer, Rob, also says Boeing dragged its feet in turning over discovery documents. The judge in the case admonished Boeing multiple times for being slow and handing over information. At one point, the judge called the company's compliance with those orders, quote, woefully lacking. In response to questions about this, Boeing said it submitted over 8,500 documents in the case.

His lawyer, Rob, also says Boeing dragged its feet in turning over discovery documents. The judge in the case admonished Boeing multiple times for being slow and handing over information. At one point, the judge called the company's compliance with those orders, quote, woefully lacking. In response to questions about this, Boeing said it submitted over 8,500 documents in the case.

His lawyer, Rob, also says Boeing dragged its feet in turning over discovery documents. The judge in the case admonished Boeing multiple times for being slow and handing over information. At one point, the judge called the company's compliance with those orders, quote, woefully lacking. In response to questions about this, Boeing said it submitted over 8,500 documents in the case.

All this legal back and forth kept Barnett busy for years, well after he left Boeing. How much time did you notice him working on his case, his lawsuit against Boeing?

All this legal back and forth kept Barnett busy for years, well after he left Boeing. How much time did you notice him working on his case, his lawsuit against Boeing?

All this legal back and forth kept Barnett busy for years, well after he left Boeing. How much time did you notice him working on his case, his lawsuit against Boeing?

Barnett's mother, Vicki, again.

Barnett's mother, Vicki, again.

Barnett's mother, Vicki, again.