The U.S. Department of Labor determined UPS Ground Freight violated the Surface Transportation Assistant Act by retaliating against a driver in New Hampshire who refused to operate a vehicle that didn’t have an electronic logging device.
The agency ordered UPS freight to pay the driver $15,273 in compensatory damages, $30,000 in punitive damages, and approximately $2,700 in back wages plus interest.
OSHA investigators determined the driver in March refused in good faith to drive a truck without either an electronic logging device because he believed doing so would violate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Logging devices automatically record an operator's driving time and facilitate the accurate recording of a driver's hours of service.
Investigators also determined that the driver's supervisor was not trained on requirements for the logging devices and company managers attempted to coerce the complainant into violating the regulation. When he refused, the company terminated him for “gross insubordination.”
The investigation revealed that the company later modified the driver's termination to a suspension and engaged in post-reinstatement harassment.
OSHA also ordered the company to take additional corrective actions, including:
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