03/02/21
WorkersCompensation.com
Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) - Two truck drivers for an Oklahoma City roofing and building products company reported to a manager that the tires on a company truck were unsafe. Concerned about their own safety and that of others on the road, the two drivers refused to operate vehicles with unsafe tires. They were terminated in August 2020.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated and found that Gulfeagle Supply violated the Surface Transportation Assistance Act. OSHA ordered the company to reinstate both drivers at its Oklahoma City location, pay more than $23,000 in back wages to each employee and $70,000 in punitive damages. The company must also train managers and employees on workers' rights under the STAA.