According to the article the trucking company is paying the legal fees, around $21k. Breakdown of the payout.
Pay the driver $8,315.81 in back pay and interest, $75,000 in punitive damages, and $50,000 in compensatory damages for mental pain and emotional distress;
Pay $21,378.05 in reasonable attorneys’ fees to the complainant’s attorneys; and
Refrain from retaliating or discriminating against the complainant in any manner for exercising STAA rights.