Federal regulators want to punish a southeast Nebraska company that the regulators say wrongfully fired a driver who refused to operate a truck that violated Iowa law.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release that Jake Rieger Farms LLC violated federal whistleblower law.
OSHA says Rieger should not have retaliated against an employee who wouldn’t drive a truck that Iowa law enforcement had deemed unsafe.
A Falls City phone listed for Rieger rang unanswered.
OSHA proposes that Rieger Farms pay the driver $25,000 in punitive damages and $30,000 in compensatory damages, which includes back wages.
The incident occurred in January 2015.
Topics Auto Personal Auto
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
NC Jury Award for Workers Injured in Wall Collapse May be Largest in State History 
Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Milder Than Normal Thanks to El Nino 
Viewpoint: Insurers Cautiously Navigate the Next Steps in AI Adoption 
Comulate Loses Appeal for Injunction Against Applied Systems 
