A Florida prison transport company fired a whistleblower. It owes the worker $137,000
A Florida company that transports prisoners has been ordered by OSHA to rehire a fired employee and pay the worker $137,341, the Department of Labor announced.
Labor said U.S. Corrections, out of Melbourne, fired an employee “who reported to company managers that a co-driver threatened the employee’s personal safety.”
The co-driver might have been upset that the worker reported his U.S. Department of Transportation violations, such as:
▪ Speeding.
▪ Driving too many hours.
▪ Not keeping accurate driving logs.
U.S. Corrections has been ordered to pay $70,000 in back pay, $30,000 in punitive damages; another $30,000 in emotional-distress damages and attorney’s fees; and $7,341 in compensatory damages.
U.S. Corrections, a division of Prisoner Transport Services along with U.S. Prisoner Transport, didn’t return several messages left by the Miami Herald.
This story was originally published September 7, 2020 at 10:43 AM.
