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03/08/2008

STAFF REPORT

A United Parcel Service Inc. driver will remain on the road, this time with the weight of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit behind him.

Paul Warren, 43, of Rockport, who delivers packages along a route in Whitefield, was taken off the road in 2001 after being diagnosed with epilepsy.

When he was cleared to drive again, UPS said he had to have a federal Department of Transportation driving card even though it isn't required by Maine or the federal government to drive vehicles weighing less than 10,001 pounds. Warren was driving a 8,500-pound truck.

He claimed that the policy violated the Maine Human Rights Act and successfully sued UPS in U.S. District Court, winning a jury verdict in March 2007.

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an opinion upholding the ruling by the lower court.

"It's been a long, hard process, and I'm really glad justice has prevailed," Warren said Friday.

Warren, who grew up in Sidney, has worked for UPS since 1986. Company officials could not be reached for comment.

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