Legal Opinion
Joseph J. MacKtal Jr. v. Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1991No. 90-4029PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Joseph J. Macktal, Jr. filed a complaint with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) under section 210 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. 1 In the complaint, he alleged that his employer, Brown & Root, Inc., discharged him because he identified potential problems in the construction of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant. After Macktal filed his complaint, he and Brown & Root agreed to settle the dispute underlying the complaint and asked the Secretary, to dismiss the complaint. After striking one provision, the Secretary approved the settlement and dismissed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Town of Newton v. RumerySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by25 opinions
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