· 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
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- 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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