SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - A northern Idaho jury has awarded $56,000 to an excavation crew foreman who said he was fired for reporting safety violations on the Sand Creek Byway.
The Bonner County Daily Bee reports (https://bit.ly/NhoiU7) the Bonner County jury on Friday voted 9-3 in favor of Jay Nelson’s claims against Parsons RCI, the lead contractor.
Nelson, of Rathdrum, said he was wrongfully fired in 2010 for going over the head of a supervisor to report what he said were numerous safety violations by another heavy equipment operator.
Parsons RCI said Nelson was let go as part of a reduction in the workforce.
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Information from: Bonner County (Idaho) Daily Bee, https://www.bonnercountydailybee.com
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