A trucker whistleblower who was terminated after he refused to operate his truck under unsafe conditions will finally be receiving compensation for his damages as a result of a recent ruling by the Administrative Review Board (“ARB” or “the Board”) of the Department of Labor (“DOL”).  Peter Klosterman sued E.J. Davies, Inc. (“Davies”), in early [...]

Two truck driver whistleblowers are still seeking the financial and injunctive relief they were awarded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) after the agency found in December 2011 that the whistleblowers had been terminated in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”).   Almost a year ago, [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced that a trucking whistleblower who refused to drive under unsafe conditions reached a settlement with Mark Alvis Inc., a trucking company operating out of Tennessee.  The settlement came after an investigation by OSHA found that the employee’s termination had violated [...]

A truck driver who had been terminated by his company in retaliation for complaining about safety issues was reinstated and awarded back wages earlier this week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”).  On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, OSHA announced that it had ordered M3 Transport LLC/SLT [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a final rule implementing the whistleblower provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”), according to Law360.  The rule incorporates amendments to the law made by The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (“9/11 Act”), which [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced settlements in two whistleblower cases earlier this month.  The first settlement, announced on July 2, 2012, was reached with the Tennessee trucking company Heartland Transportation, Inc., which had been accused of terminating a driver for complaining about unsafe vehicles.  The [...]

The Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) upheld a determination made by an OSHA Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) finding that a trucking company unlawfully retaliated against a former employee in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”).  In Canter v. Maverick Transportation, LLC, decided on June 27, 2012, the [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) ordered the Tennessee trucking company, Mark Alvis, Inc., to reinstate a former employee and pay him more than $180,000 in back pay, interest, and compensatory and punitive damages after determining that the company had violated the employee’s rights under the whistleblower provisions of the [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) ordered a New Jersey company to reinstate a commercial vehicle driver who blew the whistle on safety conditions and vehicle defects that he believed violated Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.  The Jersey Window Factory & Building Supply, Inc. employee was fired [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has ordered a Georgia-based trucking company to reinstate and pay damages to an Illinois truck driver they terminated for reporting safety concerns.  OSHA announced in a press release that it ordered Interline Logistics Group, LLC, to immediately reinstate the trucker on February [...]