Legal Opinion

John Kahn v. United States Secretary of Labor, and Commonwealth Edison Company, Intervening

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 7, 1995No. 94-3751PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORGLE, District Judge.

Commonwealth Edison (“ComEd”) constructively discharged John Kahn (“Kahn”), a Quality Control Auditor assigned to its Zion, Illinois, nuclear station. Kahn claims that this termination violated the Energy Reorganization Act (“ERA” or the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 5851, which protects so-called “whistle-blowers” from discrimination due to their employment-related activities. After a hearing, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) concluded that the dismissal of Kahn was for lawful reasons not prohibited by the Act. The Secretary of Labor adopted and affirmed the ALJ’s decision.…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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