HOOKS et al v. GREAT AMERICAN WELDING COMPANY, LLC et al

  1. June 02, 2022

    Pipefitters Resolve Retaliation Suit As Pa. Wage Claims Await

    A trio of pipefitters working at a Pittsburgh-area Shell plant has resolved their claims that Great American Welding Co. preemptively fired them for their potential filing of workers' compensation claims relating to an onsite car crash and for complaining about their unpaid daily shuttle ride to work.

  2. March 02, 2022

    Pipefitters Say Workers' Comp Retaliation Led To Firings

    Three pipefitters who were fired after a post-shift car crash urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to keep their workers' compensation retaliation claim in play, saying they've convincingly argued that their bosses dismissed them so they couldn't seek redress for their injuries.

  3. February 08, 2022

    Welding Co. Wants To Trim Workers' Wrongful-Firing Claim

    A welding company contracted for the construction of Shell's natural-gas cracking plant in Western Pennsylvania wants a federal court to trim claims from three workers who say they were wrongly fired following an accident, arguing their firing was covered by their union contract.