Legal Opinion

Roadway Express, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 25, 2007No. 06-1873PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Peter Cefalu was terminated from his-position as a truck driver with Roadway Express, Inc. (“Roadway”) on February 21, 2002. That happened to be the same day on which he provided testimony in support of a fellow employee’s grievance hearing against Roadway. On August 19, 2002, Cefalu filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), an agency within the Department of Labor (“DOL”), alleging that he had been fired in retaliation for his support of his co-worker in the grievance hearing and that this activity was protected under the Surface…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Alfred L. Stone v. City of Indianapolis Public Utilities DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Vahora v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  2. Diego Gaines v. K-Five Construction CorporatioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  3. Apostolos Xanthopoulos v. LABRCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  4. Formella v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  5. Roadway Express, Inc. v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010

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