Legal Opinion
Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 22, 1987No. 85-1530PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Marshall
Section 405 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, 96 Stat. 2157, 49 U. S. C. App. §2305, protects employees in the commercial motor transportation industry from being discharged in retaliation for refusing to operate a motor vehicle that does not comply with applicable state and federal safety regulations or for filing complaints alleging such noncompliance. The statute provides for an initial investigation of an employee’s discharge by the Secretary of Labor and, upon a finding of reasonable cause to believe that the employee was discharged in violation of the Act, requires…
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