Con-Ag, Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Con-Ag, Inc. petitions for review of a decision by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) finding that Con-Ag violated § 105(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the Act), 30 U.S.C. § 815 (c), by terminating Larry Groves's employment in retaliation for his reporting safety concerns to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which enforces health and safety standards at the nation's mines. For the reasons set forth below, we DENY Con-Ag's petition for review.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual background

Groves began…