OSHA orders $24K paid in hours of service complaint

[Mike]

A crane rental company has been ordered to pay nearly $24,000 in an hours of service case.

According to U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Houston-based Crane Masters Inc. retaliated against an employee on June 5, 2020, after the employee refused to compromise Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service regulations.

The employee had worked 19 hours the day before and could not get the federally required time off before returning to work, according to an OSHA news release. When the employee refused to work the second day, the company fired him.

OSHA has ordered the crane rental company to pay the driver nearly $14,000 in back wages, interest and compensatory damages, and $10,000 in punitive damages.

OSHA orders $24K paid in hours of service complaint

OSHA has fined a Houston crane company for retaliating against an employee who refused to ignore federal hours of service regulations.

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[Electric Chicken]

A crane rental company has been ordered to pay nearly $24,000 in an hours of service case.

According to U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Houston-based Crane Masters Inc. retaliated against an employee on June 5, 2020, after the employee refused to compromise Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service regulations.

The employee had worked 19 hours the day before and could not get the federally required time off before returning to work, according to an OSHA news release. When the employee refused to work the second day, the company fired him.

OSHA has ordered the crane rental company to pay the driver nearly $14,000 in back wages, interest and compensatory damages, and $10,000 in punitive damages.

OSHA orders $24K paid in hours of service complaint

OSHA has fined a Houston crane company for retaliating against an employee who refused to ignore federal hours of service regulations.

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Seems low.

 

[389 Hood]

Bad Lawyer.

 

[Duck]

Seems low.

Punitive is bullshit and should not exist. That's a "wah wah wahhhh baby got his feewings hurt. I want a lollipop" claim. In this type of case anyway. It's not like he was tortured with acid or something.

"Back wages" should reflect his hourly wage and the period of time he spent unemployed as a result of the wrongful termination.

"Compensatory damages" I don't know what that is, but I assume probably the legal fees. Lawyer + court fees + gas & parking at the courthouse. Dry cleaning for his suit. I dunno...

 

[Electric Chicken]

Punitive is bullshit and should not exist. That's a "wah wah wahhhh baby got his feewings hurt. I want a lollipop" claim. In this type of case anyway. It's not like he was tortured with acid or something.

"Back wages" should reflect his hourly wage and the period of time he spent unemployed as a result of the wrongful termination.

"Compensatory damages" I don't know what that is, but I assume probably the legal fees. Lawyer + court fees + gas & parking at the courthouse. Dry cleaning for his suit. I dunno...

Punitive is meant to hurt them so they don't pull that bullshit again. They need to feel it. Like spanking a kid.