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American Nuclear Resources, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 29, 1998No. 96-3825PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, American Nuclear Resources, Inc. (“ANR”), seeks to reverse a Secretary of Labor decision holding it liable for back pay and attorney’s fees. The Secretary held that ANR violated the Energy Reorganization Act by discharging an employee, Gregory Sprague, because he reported a safety violation. Because the Act does not protect Sprague’s conduct, we REVERSE.

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ANR is a contractor at a nuclear power plant in Michigan. On March 11, 1992, Sprague started at ANR as a tool accountability technician. Along with others, he monitored the reactor containment area to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bechtel Construction Co. v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Darel E. Moon v. Transport Drivers, Inc. And U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  4. Turnbull Cone Baking Company of Tennessee v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  5. John Kahn v. United States Secretary of Labor, and Commonwealth Edison Company, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Michael Rhinehimer v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
  2. GREGORY C. SASSÉ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICECourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  3. Addis v. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Bozeman v. Per-Se Technologies, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2006
  5. Wilson Air Center, LLC v. Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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