Legal Opinion

F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Daniel Construction Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1978No. 76-1465PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 660(c)(2)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, id. §§ 651 et seq., the United States Secretary of Labor (Secretary) filed a complaint in the district court alleging that defendant, Daniel Construction Company (Daniel), had discharged one of its employees, Jimmy D. Simpson, for refusing to perform a task “under conditions which reasonably caused him to conclude that there was a real and immediate danger of death or serious injury to him if he performed his assigned work,”2 and that, since Simpson’s refusal to work under these…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Whirlpool Corp. v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Delano v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  3. Comtran Group, Inc. v. U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  4. Marshall v. Whirlpool Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  5. Ray MARSHALL, Secretary of Labor, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH AQUARIUM, Defendant, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979

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