The Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) protects you if you are a whistleblower from retaliation by your employer for reporting safety violations committed by your employer. The STAA also protects drivers who refuse to drive when conditions are unsafe.
STAA protects private sector drivers from wrongful termination as whistleblowers in the following situations:
If you have been reading the news recently, you may know about the tensions between the railroad workers and their major freight line employers in the United States. On Monday, November 21, 2022, a contract deal that was brokered by the White House was rejected by one of the biggest railroad unions in the country due to frustrations surrounding railroad workers’ sick leave and attendance policies. Now, the country is bracing for a possible rail strike that could begin as imminently as December 5th, 2022.
Any employee who believes their employment rights were violated can file a discrimination complaint with the EEOC. This includes job applicants, current employees and past employees.
You don’t need to be employed full time in order to file a complaint, as temporary, part-time and seasonal employees may also file a job discrimination complaint with the EEOC.
If you were fired illegally in California, you may want to speak with a California wrongful termination lawyer. Racial discrimination is prohibited by both state and federal laws, and you have protections in place to help you fight your employer. You can ask to be compensated for the damages you suffered because of being a discrimination in the workplace victim. Here is a closer look at how to address the matter.
Many forms of discrimination in the workplace are illegal, including discrimination on the basis of racial group or religious affiliation. A still commonly experienced form of discrimination at work is anti-Semitism. This is when an employee is discriminated against because they are Jewish.
On October 19, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their new “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. It replaces their old “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster that had been in place for more than a decade.
Labor laws, both state and federal, help to protect employees from harsh actions by their employers. Truck drivers who work for a trucking company and who have been wrongfully terminated or have not been paid correctly can file a complaint with a state or federal labor agency.
If you were fired from your truck driving job as a result of being a whistleblower, you may have a wrongful termination claim.
Employers sometimes fire an employee if they have complained about an activity in the workplace that is either illegal or reveals unethical behavior. This is considered to be wrongful termination and the employee who was fired has a right to file a complaint for wrongful termination.
If you were wrongfully terminated by your employer as a form of retaliation, you will need to provide evidence to support your claim against your employer.
In most states, an employer is not required to give a reason for firing you. However, if you have been wrongfully terminated, and your employer has fired you because you have made a complaint about some illegal activity taking place at your company and/or such activity that has involved your employer, this is called retaliation and it is unlawful under federal law.
Any employee who believes their employment rights were violated can file a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If you choose to do so, you will need specific documents, so that the EEOC knows your complaint is genuine.
