UPS Driver Sues UPS, Wins
March 9, 2008 – 8:49 pmUPS Driver Paul Warren, 43, of Rockport, Maine filed a lawsuit against UPS after he was diagnosed with epilepsy. He won a jury verdict against the company back in 2007, now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has upheld the riling. The crux of the issue involves US DOT guidelines and CDL licensing requirements.
When he was cleared to drive again, UPS said he had to have a federal Department of Transportation driving card even though it isn’t required by Maine or the federal government to drive vehicles weighing less than 10,001 pounds. Warren was driving a 8,500-pound truck.
He claimed that the policy violated the Maine Human Rights Act and successfully sued UPS in U.S. District Court, winning a jury verdict in March 2007.