The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered Terry Unrein, an independent trucking contractor in Southern Oregon, to reinstate a driver fired in late 2011 for refusing to drive a semi-trailer with inadequate tread on the tires.
Operating the truck with nearly-bald tires would have violated federal Department of Transportation regulations, the agency said in a statement.
OSHA determined that the driver was fired in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act's employee protection provisions. In addition to getting her job back, the dr...
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