Legal Opinion
Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. v. Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, and John A. Thom
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 14, 1994No. Docket 94-4006PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, District Judge:
The issue presented on this appeal is whether the Secretary of Labor (“the Secretary”) properly found that Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. discharged John Thom because he engaged in activity protected under § 405(b) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (“the Act” or “the STAA”), 49 U.S.C.App. § 2305 (1988). 1 For the rea sons set for below, we affirm the Secretary’s finding.
BACKGROUND
At 7:30 p.m. on March 30, 1992 (“March 30”), John Thom reported to work at the Buffalo terminal of Yellow Freight, a large interstate trucking firm for whom Thom had driven…
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