Safety Could Be At Play in EEOC's Lawsuit Against P.A.M.

rookietrucker · Nov 30, 2009

Safety Could Be At Play in EEOC's Lawsuit Against P.A.M.

Legal experts in the trucking industry say that the issue of safety could give P.A.M. Transport a case In defending itself against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's charges that the company improperly discharged a driver with HIV.

The EEOC is suing the Arkansas-based carrier for disability discrimination, charging that the company unlawfully fired a driver after learning he was HIV-positive. According to the EEOC, the driver had notified P.A.M. of a routine appointment to monitor his HIV-positive status because the company's policy requires this notification. P.A.M. then asked the driver to provide full release of his medical records and refused to allow him to return to work, the EEOC says.

Officials at the EEOC and P.A.M. did not return calls seeking additional comment, but we spoke with several legal experts that specialize in trucking for their take on the case and what it might mean for other trucking companies.

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mattbh23 · Jan 3, 2012

Does anyone know the outcome of this lawsuit?

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