Legal Opinion

Vieques Air Link, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 2, 2006No. 05-1278PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Per curiam

Vieques Air Link, Inc. (‘VAL”) seeks review of the decision of the Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (the “ARB”) affirming an award against the airline in favor of a former VAL pilot, Ángel Negrón. Following an evidentiary hearing, an administrative law judge for the Department ruled that VAL had violated Section 519 of the Wendell H. Ford Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, colloquially known as “AIR 21,” by retaliating against Negrón for reporting the airline’s violations of federal air safety standards, see 49 U.S.C. § 42121(a), and entered an award in his…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  3. Darby v. CisnerosSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Ramon M. Suarez v. Pueblo International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by14 opinions

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