As the coronavirus began to spread rapidly across the nation in March 2020, an employee of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks told a supervisor of their concerns about exposure to the virus at the Denton facility.
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. 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.
A subsequent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the employee engaged in protected activity by raising their workplace safety concerns, and that the company’s retaliation violated federal whistleblower protections.
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