USDOL/OALJ Reporter: Whistleblower Decisions
ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT 2006-ERA

2006-ERA-1 Prince v. Westinghouse Savannah River Co.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Mar. 3, 2010) (Rosenow) PDF
  • Decision and Order Dismissing Appeal (ARB Nov. 17, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Decision and Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration (ARB Feb. 2, 2011) PDF | HTM
  • Prince v. Solis , No. 11-1322 (4th Cir. June 15, 2012)(per curiam) (unpublished) (affirming ARB) PDF

2006-ERA-2 Muino v. Florida Power & Light Co.

  • Recommended Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Apr. 13, 2006) (Ralph A. Romano) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order (ARB Apr. 2, 2008) PDF | HTML
  • Muino v. USDOL , No. 08-13005 (11th Cir. Apr. 28, 2009) (unpublished) (case below ARB Nos. 06-092 and 06-143, ALJ Nos. 2006-ERA-2 and 8) PDF | HTML

2006-ERA-3 Neal v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Denying Complainant's otion for Summary Decision & Granting in Part Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision (ALJ Apr. 5, 2006) (Colleen A. Geraghty) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Dismissing Appeals (ARB July 26, 2006) PDF | HTML
  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ May 9, 2008) PDF
  • Order of Remand for Settlement (ARB Mar. 31, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement and Dismissing Complaints With Prejudice (ALJ Apr. 13, 2010) (Calianos) PDF

2006-ERA-4 Jasinski v. The Wackenhut Corp.

  • Order of Dismissal (ALJ July 21, 2006) (Paul H. Teitler) PDF

2006-ERA-5 Blank v. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order of Dismissal With Prejudice (ALJ Sept. 18, 2006) (William S. Colwell) PDF

2006-ERA-6 Thatcher v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

  • Recommended Decision & Order Vacating Hearing, Approving Settlement Agreement & Recommending Dismissal (ALJ Mar. 13, 2006) (Jennifer Gee) PDF

2006-ERA-7 Abbasi v. Constellation Energy Group

  • Recommended Order Granting Respondent's otion for Summary Judgment & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ July 26, 2006) () PDF
  • [consolidated with 2006-ERA-11]
  • Final Decision & Order (ARB June 30, 2008) PDF | HTML

2006-ERA-8 Saporito v. Florida Power & Light Co.

  • Order Recommending Approval of Voluntary Dismissal (ALJ Mar. 24, 2006) (Richard K. Malamphy) PDF

2006-ERA-9 Chen v. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

  • Decision & Order (ALJ Jan. 28, 2009) (Daniel F. Sutton) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Mar. 31, 2011) PDF | HTM
  • Chen v. Solis , No. 11-1843 (1st Cir. Mar. 16, 2012) (Judgment [affirming ARB decision]) PDF
  • Chen v. Solis , No. 11-1843 (1st Cir. Oct. 26, 2012) (order denying rehearing en banc) PDF

2006-ERA-10 Solis v. Duratek Federal Services

  • Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Apr. 4, 2007) (Russell D. Pulver) PDF

2006-ERA-11 Abbasi v. Constellation Energy Group

  • [consolidated with 2006-ERA-7]
  • see 2006-ERA-7 for orders

2006-ERA-12 Bowers v. Bartlett Nucleasr, Inc.

  • Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint as Untimely Filed (ALJ Jan. 15, 2008) (Richard K. Malamphy) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order (ARB June 30, 2008) PDF | HTML

2006-ERA-13 Phelps v. Advanced Technology Laboratories International

  • Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Nov. 8, 2007) (Linda S. Chapman) PDF

2006-ERA-14 Borris v. U.S. Department of Energy

  • Order of Dismissal (ALJ July 17, 2007) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF

2006-ERA-15 Kelly v. United States Enrichment Corp.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement (ALJ Oct. 26, 2006) (Daniel L. Leland) PDF
  • [consolidated with 2006-SDW-5]

2006-ERA-16 Kennett v. Nuclear Management Co., LLC

  • Recommended Decision & Order (1) Approval of Settlement Agreement, (2) Order of Dismissal With Prejudice, and (3) Confidential Treatment of Settlement Agreement (ALJ Jan. 4, 2007) (William S. Colwell)< PDF

2006-ERA-17 Benson v. North Alabama Radiopharmancy, Inc.

  • Decision & Order (ALJ Jan. 10, 2007) (Lee J. Romero, Jr.) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Apr. 9, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Order Denying Reconsideration (ARB May 27, 2010) PDF | HTM

2006-ERA-18 Muino v. Florida Power & Light

  • Recommended Order Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Aug. 2, 2006) (Alan L. Bergstrom) PDF

2006-ERA-21 Borris v. Uranium Disposition Service

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ July 17, 2007) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF

2006-ERA-22 Borris v. LATA/Parallax Portsmouth, LLC

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ July 17, 2007) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF

2006-ERA-23 Sysko v. PPL Corporation

  • Order Finding No Good Cause to Apply Equitable Tolling & Dismissing Complaint As Untimely Filed (ALJ Aug. 3, 2006) (Janice K. Bullard) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB May 27, 2008) PDF | HTML

2006-ERA-24 Van Winkle v. Blue Grass Chemical Activity/Blue Grass Army Depot

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Dec. 5, 2008) (Thomas F. Phalen, Jr.) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order of Remand (ARB Feb. 17, 2011) PDF | HTM
  • Decision and Order Approving Settlement (ALJ May 22, 2012) (Craft) < PDF

2006-ERA-25 Nester v. Champions Club Apartments

  • Order of Remand (ALJ Aug. 3, 2006) (Pamela Lakes Wood) PDF

2006-ERA-26 Vander Boegh v. U.S. Dept. of Energy

  • Decision and Order Granting Dismissal of Claims in Abeyance and Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Oct. 12, 2011) (Merck) PDF
  • Vander Boegh v. Energy Solutions Inc., No. 5:10-CV-31 (W.D.Ky. May 3, 2012) PDF
  • Vander Boegh v. EnergySolutions Inc., No. 12-5643 (6th Cir. Aug. 14, 2013) PDF
  • Vander Boegh v. EnergySolutions Inc., No. 5:10-CV-31 (W.D.Ky. Dec. 17, 2013) PDF
  • Vander Boegh v. Energy Solutions , Inc., No. 14-5047 (6th Cir. Nov. 18, 2014) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Feb. 24, 2017) PDF (USDOL/OALJ Reporter) | PDF (slip opinion)
  • Vander Boeg v. Administrative Review Board, USDOL, No. 17-1137 (DC July 20, 2017) (Grant of Petitioner’s unopposed motion to dismiss petition for review) PDF

2006-ERA-27 Borris v. The S.M. Stooler Corp.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ July 17, 2007) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF

2006-ERA-28 Borris v. Enercon Services, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ July 17, 2007) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF

2006-ERA-29 Vinnett v. Mitsubishi Power Systems

  • Decision & Order Denying Complainant's Motion for Summary Decision & Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ June 11, 2008) (Richard K. Malamphy) PDF
  • Decision and Order of Remand (ARB July 27, 2010) PDF | HTML
  • Decision and Order on Remand (ALJ Oct. 22, 2014) (Bergstrom) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (Aug. 30, 2016) PDF (slip opinion) | PDF (USDOL/OALJ Reporter)

2006-ERA-30 Williamson v. Washington Savannah River Co., LLC

  • Recommended Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision (ALJ Apr. 3, 2007) (William S. Colwell) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order (ARB June 28, 2007) PDF | HTML

2006-ERA-31 Robinson v. Invensys Systems, Inc. (originally docketed as Triconex Corp.)

  • Order Granting Summary Decision & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Oct. 14, 2009) (Anne Beytin Torkington) PDF
  • Decision and Order of Remand (ARB Mar. 28, 2012) PDF | HTML
  • Appeal filed May 18, 2012, Invesnsys, PLC (a/k/a Triconex Corp. , No. __ (9th Cir.)
  • Order Approving Settlement Agreement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ALJ May 31, 2013) (Clark) PDF

2006-ERA-32 Mehta v. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement (ALJ Dec. 11, 2006) (Adele H. Odegard) PDF

2006-ERA-33 Conner v. Pinkerton Government Services, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Request for Dismissal (ALJ Nov. 2, 2006) (Linda S. Chapman) PDF

2006-ERA-34 Ponzo v. Amergen Clinton Power Station

  • Recommended Decision & Order Approval of Settlement Agreement (ALJ Mar. 5, 2007) (Larry S. Merck) PDF

2006-ERA-35 Carpenter v. Bishop Well Services Corp.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Mar. 6, 2007) (Ralph A. Romano) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order (ARB Sept. 16, 2009) PDF | HTML
  • Order Denying Reconsideration (ARB Dec. 31, 2009) PDF | HTML
  • Carpenter v. USDOL , No. 09-4394 (6th Cir.Sept. 26, 2011) PDF | HTML