Truck driver Steven McCormack says his recent workplace injury made him “feel like the Michelin Man.”

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Tags: compressed air, slip and fall, truck driver

A driver raises safety questions about the truck his employer assigns him to drive. The company fires him when he refuses to drive the truck because it was leaking coolant. Does the driver get whistleblower protection?

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Tags: commercial driver's license, coolant leak, Surface Transportation Assistance Act, truck driver, whistleblower

An employee complains about unsafe equipment on the job. He’s fired the same day. Was this retaliation for complaining, or did his behavior justify his firing?

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Tags: insubordination, retaliation, safety complaint, truck driver, whistleblowing

A company required a female employee to take a physical strength test before returning to work after an injury. Was it a valid test of the employee’s ability to perform her job safely, or was it gender discrimination?

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Tags: ankle injury, gender discrimination, physical ability test, return to work, truck driver