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· 8/12/1994

Robert B. Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor v. Hoy Shoe Company, Inc.

Citations

  • 32 F.3d 361
  • 1994 CCH OSHD 30,500
  • 16 OSHC (BNA) 1937
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 21334
  • 1994 WL 419541

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that the burden-shifting framework of McDonnell Douglas must be used to determine whether summary judgment is appropriate
  • observing that the burden-shifting framework of McDonnell Douglas must be used to determine whether summary judgment is appropriate
  • finding causation where employer suspected that employee filed OSHA complaint and shortly thereafter took retaliatory action based on that suspicion
  • finding a causal connection where the evidence supported an inference that the employer suspected a certain employee had filed an OSHA complaint
  • Secretary of Labor not required to show employer’s actual knowledge; mere suspicion or belief is enough
  • database showing location of manufacture of automobiles within exception

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Judges: Wollman, Loken, Hunter

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