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Wheeler Trucking to pay $65K to settle EEOC religious discrimination suit

Wheeler Trucking, an automotive hauling company based in Michigan, will pay $65,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after a Torah-observant employee reported religious discrimination.

Charles R. Lynch III, who practices Torah-observant Christianity, worked for Wheeler from 2016 until 2021 at the company’s Sheffield, Ohio, location. Lynch, who the September lawsuit says identifies as Middle Eastern and of Israeli descent, was subjected to racial...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wheeler-trucking-to-pay-65k-to-settle-eeoc-religious-discrimination-suit

Fairbanks Morse Defense acquires American Fan

Axial fan from American Fan

Continuing to solidify its position as an integrated defense contractor and provider to the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command and the Coast Guard, Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has now acquired American Fan.

A specialist in axial and centrifugal fan technology, Fairfield, Ohio, based American Fan’s products and services are currently specified in 30 U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs. They are used in a broad range of onboard air-moving applications, from compartment ventilation to gas turbine...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/fairbanks-morse-defense-acquires-american-fan/

AAR sues Ohio over 2-person train crew law

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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio, saying...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aar-sues-ohio-over-2-person-train-crew-law

Ohio presses Biden for disaster relief for East Palestine

The state of Ohio is asking President Joe Biden to declare East Palestine the site of a major disaster or emergency because of uncertainty over how the health of area residents will be impacted in the future.

A Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine on Feb. 3. Several days following the derailment, NS and state and local officials decided to vent a tank car carrying vinyl chloride over concern that the car was in danger of exploding.

Ohio’s request comes as NS (NYSE: NSC) has filed a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ohio-presses-biden-for-disaster-relief-for-east-palestine

Train length and train crew sizes see state legislative action

Two popular issues among rail unions — train lengths and train crew sizes — have gained traction in state legislatures, with a bill in the Nevada legislature limiting train lengths and a provision requiring train crew sizes of at least two people becoming law in Ohio.

In Nevada, Assembly Bill No. 456 seeks to prohibit trains more than 7,500 feet long on main lines, which would consist of railroad tracks that see 5 million gross tons or more transported annually, as well as on lines that branch...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/train-length-and-train-crew-sizes-see-state-legislative-action

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over February train derailment

Add the state of Ohio to the growing list of those suing Norfolk Southern over the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the state is filing a lawsuit in the U.S. district court in Columbus in order “to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible” for the train derailment, which Yost described as releasing over 1 million gallons of hazardous chemicals and “recklessly endangering” the region’s inhabitants and natural resources. 

The state is seeking to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ohio-sues-norfolk-southern-over-february-train-derailment

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