Tag: Whistleblower

President Trump ran his campaign on the promise to help blue collar workers, but his Supreme Court nomination Judge Neil Gorsuch sided with the...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration sided with a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate HOS regulations,...

The U.S Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with Gaines Motor Lines, Inc. as well as its owners Tim Gaines and Rick Tompkins, to resolve findings made by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

"It is illegal for an employer to retaliate against employees who report work-related safety concerns or violations of federal transportation regulations, which require drivers to have a minimum 10-hour rest period between shifts," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels. "OSHA is committed to protecting workers from retaliation for exercising basic worker rights."

The FMCSA and OSHA today announced the agencies have signed an agreement to "to strengthen the coordination and cooperation between the agencies regarding the anti-retaliation provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA). The Memorandum allows for the exchange of safety, coercion and retaliation allegations, when received by one agency, that fall under the authority of the other."

OSHA ruled that Absolute Waste Removal in Iowa must reinstate a terminated driver who was let go for raising safety concerns.

A carrier has been ordered to compensate a drive who was fired for refusing to operate a CMV while taking a prescription cough medicine.

A truck driver claims she was fired for complaining about her truck's brakes.

Trucking company that fired drivers who refused to drive unsafe equipment ordered to pay $600K.