Legal Opinion

Vera M. English v. Dennis E. Whitfield, Deputy Secretary of Labor United States Department of Labor, General Electric Company, Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 6, 1988No. 87-3520PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Vera M. English instituted this suit under the Employee Protection Section of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 5851 (EPS), and its implementing regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 24, alleging that she was unlawfully subjected to employment related discrimination because she registered and pursued safety complaints against her employer, General Electric (GE), with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). After an administrative law judge (AU) recommended that the Secretary of Labor find that English had been discharged in violation of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Delaware State College v. RicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Chardon v. FernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Janikowski v. Bendix Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  5. Harold R. PRICE, Appellant, v. LITTON BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. English v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Settle v. Baltimore CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1999
  3. Williams v. Administrative Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  4. GREGORY C. SASSÉ v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICECourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. Henry K. Martin v. Southwestern Virginia Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998

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