DENTON, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) solicitor general has sued PACCAR Inc. for what it says are violations of a former employee’s right to report and speak about health-related concerns at the workplace.
According to a news release from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an employee at PACCAR’s Denton, Texas, Peterbilt Motor Co. was fired in 2020 after expressing concerns about how the company was dealing with the spread of Covid-19.
“In response, a representative of PACCAR Inc. – doing business as Peterbilt Motor Co. – told the employee that the company planned to clean work spaces and continue work as usual,” the news release stated.
After PACCAR later learned the employee expressed concerns publicly about the company’s response and their concern for the safety of other employees, the company fired the employee, OSHA reported.
A subsequent investigation by OSHA found the employee engaged in protected activity by raising their workplace safety concerns, and that the company’s retaliation violated federal whistleblower protections.
On Nov. 17, the department’s Office of the Solicitor filed suit against PACCAR Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
In its action, the department asks the court to order the company to comply with anti-retaliation provisions in the Occupational Safety and Health Act; reinstate the employee to his former employment position with the company, pay the employee back wages,...
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