Under the terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating two of the companys drivers in violation of the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Acts whistleblower provisions. Akron Reserve Ammunition Inc. was also named a defendant in the lawsuit because the department alleges that the company, which is owned by Custer, is the successor to Star Air.
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