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"Mc-OO recently answered a suit filed by three gulf oil cleanup workers claiming they were fired for refusing to disobey federal guidelines.<br /> <br />As <a href=\"http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/231807-workers-sue-bp-oil-cleanup-companies-for-osha-fraud-wrongful-termination\" class=\"copy\">previously reported</a>, plaintiffs Steve Clayton, Roger Dowers and Dewey Woods filed suit against USA Environment, Trim Safety Solutions and MC-OO on Dec. 2 in Jefferson County District Court.<br /> <br />Court records show USA Environment contracted with MC-OO to work on the Gulf Coast clean up of oil from the April explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig.<br /> <br />In order to assist in the cleanup, the Occupational Safety and Health Association requires companies to complete its Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response program.<br /> <br />The plaintiffs claim they were fired for refusing to perform the work without the federally required training, court papers say.<br /> <br />On July 26 Mc-OO answered the suit, asserting a general denial of plaintiffs' claims.<br /> <br />The company asks that the plaintiffs take nothing and pay for its legal costs.<br /> <br />Earlier this year, on Feb. 22 Mike Nalcpa, vice president of USA Environment, filed an affidavit in support of his company's motion to transfer venue.<br /> <br />In his affidavit, Nalcpa says his company did not contract with the plaintiffs and has no office in Jefferson County.<br /> <br />The motion to transfer venue was filed Dec. 21, court records show.<br /> <br />According to the plaintiffs' suit, MC-OO did not want to spend the money or waste the time to have its employees trained and certified. Wyman Ogden, owner of MC-OO, obtained false certificates of completion for his employees from Allen Trim, owner of Trim Safety.<br /> <br />The terminated employees are suing for exemplary damages and seek to recover back and future pay.<br /> <br />The plaintiffs are represented by attorney Anthony Malley III of the Beaumont law firm Moore Landrey.<br /> <br />Mc-OO is represented by the Beaumont Law Offices of Gilbert T. Adams.<br /> <br />Judge Donald Floyd, 172nd District Court, is presiding over the case.<br /> <br /><em>Case No. E188-910</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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