Opinion ID: 2480
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: CBT's Surveillance of Rodriguez

Text: On February 14, 2003, CBT's Bronx safety director, Vito Mecca, followed and videotaped Rodriguez on his morning bus route, the first time Rodriguez had ever been monitored by the company in this way. Rodriguez testified that Mecca told him at the end of the drive that Rodriguez had done a very good job but that he had made a small mistake. Later that day, Rodriguez viewed the tape in Mecca's office, which showed that the right tire of Rodriguez's bus had touched a line marking a safety zone on the roadway. According to Rodriguez, Mecca told him that he did not consider this to be a serious violation but that he had orders from the top to penalize [Rodriguez]. Rodriguez was subsequently issued a written warning for a safety violation.