claim is "nonfrivolous" or otherwise.
If it deems a claim legitimate, it
will turn the case over to a division
administrator to pursue an investiga-
tion.
They agency, in response to
carrier-submitted concerns that
drivers may fi le frivolous complaints,
said a similar OSHA anti-retaliatory
program reveals such "groundless
accusations" to be "a relatively minor
problem." Moreover, for a coercion
complaint to be legitimate, driv-
ers must "state explicitly that he or
she cannot deliver the load without
violating the..applicable regulations."
From there, the coercing entity must
"explicitly threaten" some form of
economic harm, FMCSA says. ◆
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