49 U.S.C. § 31105
Employee protections
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 31105, Employee protections, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490643
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A person may not discharge an employee, or discipline or discriminate against an employee regarding pay, terms, or privileges of employment, because—
the employee refuses to operate a vehicle because—
If the Secretary of Labor decides, on the basis of a complaint, a person violated subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of Labor shall order the person to—
In this section, “employee” means a driver of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when personally operating a commercial motor vehicle), a mechanic, a freight handler, or an individual not an employer, who—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007