Legal Opinion
Roadway Express, Inc. v. Elizabeth Dole, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1991No. 89-4837PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Four tractor-trailer drivers, Archie Long, Gail Clark, Thomas Palmer, and Roger Schlapp, filed “whistle-blower” complaints with the Secretary of Labor, alleging that their employer, Roadway Express, Inc. (“Roadway”), diseriminatorily withheld delay-time compensation in violation of § 405(b) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (“STAA”), 49 U.S.C. App. § 2305 (1982). The discrimination allegedly stemmed from the employees’ refusal to drive the company’s trucks during a hazardous ice storm. The Secretary determined that Roadway’s failure to…
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- William Dan Deford v. Secretary of Labor, and Tennessee Valley Authority, Intervenor. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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