Should you acquire legal representation when going against a company before OSHA shuts them down?

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If OSHA comes in and shuts the company down and you have legal representation as an employee that the issues were hazardous in that workplace, is there a chance that you will be able to receive fair compensation in a court of law from that employer/company before they try to claim bankruptcy or pull some other legal jargon over on you?

Some employees have been with the company over 3 decades and if this company is shut down by OSHA in the meantime, does legal representation ahead of time in regards to these issues have any precedence over other regulatory systems iun the legal system?