This proceeding arises under the employee protection provision of the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA), 49 U.S.C..app. § 2305 (1982).
Complainant Bates contends that he was fired, in violation of the STAA
Section 405, by his employer, Kasbar, Inc., for refusing to drive a motor vehicle that was unsafe
to operate.
A hearing was held before Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John C.
Holmes who issued a decision on March 7, 1986, recommending that the complaint be dismissed
because Claimant had failed to demonstrate that his employer had violated the STAA.
The record in this case has been reviewed and it fully supports the ALJ's
findings and his conclusion that Claimant has failed to establish any violation of the STAA.
Accordingly, I adopt the decision and order of the ALJ, a copy of which is appended, and
ORDER that the complaint IS DISMISSED.
