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Kentucky Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission v. Estill County Fiscal Court

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 2016No. 2015-SC-000256-DGPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REVERSING

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE KELLER

Mary Smith (Smith), a former employee of the Estill County Fiscal Court (the Fiscal Court), sent a letter to the Fiscal Court complaining about working conditions and was subsequently discharged. The Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) determined by Final Order that Smith’s letter constituted an occupational health “complaint” under Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 338.121(3)(a), and found that the Fiscal Court’s discharge of Smith following *926her letter was a violation of KRS 338.121(3)(a).

The Franklin Circuit…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Hoskins v. MaricleKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Kentucky Labor Cabinet v. GrahamKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Board of Education of Fayette County v. Hurley-RichardsKentucky Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Rebecca Dawn HamptonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2021

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