Way back when: Today in history - Tulsa World
Former employees of the bankrupt Arrow Trucking Co. could file additional wage claims against the bankruptcy estate because the former Tulsa flatbed carrier violated federal employment law, a federal judge ruled. Judge Terrence L. Michael of the U. S. Bankruptcy Court said Arrow violated the federal WARN Act when it closed its offices and discontinued operations Dec. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires companies to give each employee at least 60 days’ written notice of a closure. The flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico stopped after BP installed a 75-ton cap on the biggest offshore oil spill in U. S. history, a catastrophe that killed wildlife and threatened livelihoods of fishermen, restaurateurs and oil industry workers... The undersea leak began April 20 after an explosion on the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers. Between 94 million and 184 million gallons spilled into the Gulf, according to government estimates. If you would like to receive unlimited digital access to tulsaworld. If you would like the newspaper delivered to your home and unlimited digital access, please subscribe to one of our print + digital packages. Source: www.tulsaworld.com
