Legal Opinion
Richard Couty v. Elizabeth Dole, Secretary, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1989No. 88-2233PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Federal law seeks to protect from retaliatory discharge employees in the nuclear power industry who act as “whistle-blowers.” Under 42 U.S.C. § 5851(a)(1) (1982), “[n]o employer ... may discharge any employee ... because the employee ... commenced, caused to be commenced, or is about to commence or cause to be commenced a proceeding under this chapter or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.”
In 1986 petitioner Richard Couty was employed within the meaning of section 5851 by Arkansas Power and Light Company (AP & L) as a quality control inspector at a steam-electric nuclear…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Womack v. MunsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- NLRB v. PipefittersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- National Labor Relations Board v. Enterprise Ass'n of Steam, Hot Water, Hydraulic Sprinkler, Pneumatic Tube, Ice Machine & General PipefittersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Bechtel Construction Co. v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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