USDOL/OALJ Reporter: Whistleblower Decisions
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT -- 2007 STA

2007-STA-1 Henderson v. Fedex Express

  • Recommended Order of Dismissal (ALJ Jan. 4, 2007) (Lee J. Romero, Jr.) PDF
  • Final Decision and Dismissal Order (ARB May 29, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-2 Mancuso v. TLC Services Group

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Mar. 1, 2007) (Janice K. Bullard) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Apr. 26, 2007) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-2 Powers v. Union Pacific Railroad

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Jan. 23, 2008) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF

2007-STA-3 Hollenbeck v. Universal Fuel, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Feb. 20, 2007) (Williams S. Colwell) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Aug. 26, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-4 Evans v. Gainey Transportation Services, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Apr. 10, 2007) (Russell D. Pulver) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Mar. 27, 2009) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-5 Denault v. Keenan Transit Co.

  • Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Aug. 16, 2007) (Jeffrey Tureck) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Oct. 31, 2007) PDF | HTML
  • Errata (ARB Dec. 21, 2007) PDF | HTML
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Dec. 21, 2007) (reissue of Oct. 31, 2007 decision) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-6 Bedwell v. Spirit-Miller Ne, LLC

  • Recommended Decision & Order Dismissing the Complaint (ALJ Dec. 27, 2006) (Robert D. Kaplan) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Oct. 31, 2007) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-7 Toland v. Cavalier Coach Corp.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Apr. 2, 2007) (Larry S. Merck) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint (ARB Aug. 23, 2007) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-8 Green v. FedEx Freight East, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Case (ALJ Nov. 7, 2007) (Richard K. Malamphy) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Jan. 31, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-9 Forrest v. Smart Transportation Services, LLP

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ June 25, 2008) (Patrick M. Rosenow) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Sept. 21, 2010) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-10 Morgan v. Hendricks Construction

  • Recommended Order Approving Withdrawal of Objections & Dismissing Claim (ALJ Mar. 26, 2007) (Joseph E. Kane) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Granting Complainant's Request to Withdraw His Objections to OSHA's Findings (ARB Aug. 27, 2007) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-11 Wilcox v. United Parcel Service

  • Recommended Decision & Order -Denying Complaint (ALJ Apr. 28, 2008) (Alan L. Bergstrom) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Feb. 27, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-12 Johnson v. Econo Steel

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Aug. 20, 2007) (Clement J. Kennington) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Feb. 23, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-13 White v. Gemini Traffic Sales

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Feb. 27, 2008) (Kenneth A. Krantz) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Apr. 23, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-14 Litt v. Republic Services of Southern Nevada

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Aug. 21, 2008) (Steven B. Berlin) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Aug. 31, 2010) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-15 Bennett v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Ccomplaint (ALJ July 30, 2007) (Daniel A. Sarno, Jr.) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Aug. 31, 2007) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-16 Hawkins-Williams v. Aero Construction/Pacific Commercial Equipment, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Oct. 23, 2007) (Russell D. Pulver) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Jan. 31, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-17 Hawkins v. Aero Construction/Pacific Commercial Equipment, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Oct. 23, 2007) (Russell D. Pulver) PDF

2007-STA-18 Trammell v. New Prime, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Granting Summary Decision (ALJ Aug. 10, 2007) (Richard K. Malamphy) PDF
  • Order Denying Respondent's Motion to File Brief Out of Time (ARB Oct. 5, 2007) PDF | HTM
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Mar. 27, 2009) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-19 Klosterman v. E.J. Davies, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Jan. 2, 2008) (Adele H. Odegard) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Affirming, in Part, Vacating and Remanding, in Part (ARB Sept. 30, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Decision & Order on Remand (ALJ Jan. 11, 2012) PDF
  • Decision and Order of Remand (ARB Dec. 18, 2012) (reissued with corrected caption Jan. 9, 2013) PDF
  • Erratum (ARB Jan. 9, 2013) PDF
  • Final Order Approving Parties' Agreement; and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ALJ June 28, 2013) PDF

2007-STA-20 Hawkins v. Aero Construction/Pacific Commercial Equipment, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement (ALJ Oct. 23, 2007) (Russell D. Pulver) PDF

2007-STA-21 Paluch v. Lakefront Lines, Inc.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Case (ALJ Apr. 24, 2007) (Michael P. Lesniak) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB May 31, 2007) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-22 Shields v. James E. Owen Trucking, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order - Award of Damages (ALJ Nov. 19, 2007) (Daniel F. Solomon) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Nov. 30, 2009) PDF | HTM
  • Final Decision and Order on Attorney's Fees (ARB Nov. 30, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-23 Cortez v. Sysco Food Services

  • Recommended Order Dismissal of Claim (ALJ Mar. 8, 2007) (Daniel F. Solomon) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Granting Complainant's Request to Withdraw His Objections to Secretary's Findings (ARB Nov. 29, 2007) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-24 Anderson v. Grayhound Trash Removal, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Denying Claim (ALJ Sept. 7, 2007) (Linda S. Chapman) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Feb. 27, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-25 Myers v. Sunstone II LP

  • Recommended Order Approving Withdrawal of Objections and Dismissing Claim (ALJ Aug. 27, 2007) (Anne Beytin Torkington) PDF
  • Final Decision and Dismissal Order (ARB Oct. 16, 2007) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-26 Woodley v. The Sygma Network, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Jan. 3, 2008) (Daniel L. Leland) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint with Prejudice (ARB Feb. 26, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-27 Testa v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Dec. 4, 2007) (Ralph A. Romano) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Mar. 19, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Order Denying Motion to Vacate Final Decision and Order and to Approve Settlement Agreement (ARB May 12, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. USDOL , No. 10-1952 (2d Cir. Nov. 17, 2010) (order granting stipulated withdrawal of appeal) PDF

2007-STA-28 Dorman v. Chinook Charter Services

  • Recommended Order Dismissing Claim (ALJ Oct. 17, 2007) (William Dorsey) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Dismissing Complaint (ARB Feb. 19, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-29 Clark v. J.H.O.C. Inc. d/b/a Premier Transportation

  • Order Recommending Approval of Settlement Agreement & Dismissal of Case With Prejudice (ALJ June 10, 2007) (Daniel F. Solomon) PDF
  • Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Aug. 31, 2007) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-30 Rulo v. Western Livestock Express Inc. [K & B Transportation, Inc.]

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Feb. 21, 2008) (Donald W. Mosser) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Apr. 23, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-31 Thompson v. Inland Northwest Dairies, LLC

  • Recommended Decision & Order Dismissing Case & Vacating Trial (ALJ June 4, 2007) (Gerald M. Etchingham) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Granting Complainant's Request to Withdraw His Objections to OSHA's Findings (ARB July 31, 2007) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-32 LaRocque v. 4D Trucking Co.

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Case (ALJ Sept. 10, 2007) (Michael P. Lesniak) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Oct. 31, 2007) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-33 Clark v. MTS Driver Recruiters, Inc.

  • Order Recommending Approval of Settlement Agreement & Dismissal of Case With Prejudice (ALJ Nov. 21, 2007) (Daniel F. Solomon) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Jan. 31, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-34 Bess v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Jan. 7, 2008) (Richard T. Stansell-Gamm) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Aug. 26, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-35 Norton v. Unigroup

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement Agreement (ALJ Apr. 8, 2008) (C. Richard Avery) PDF
  • [consolidated with 2007-STA-36]
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB May 30, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-36 Norton v. Johnson Storage & Moving

  • [consolidated with 2007-STA-35]
  • [consolidated with 2007-STA-35]
  • see 2007-STA-35 for orders

2007-STA-37 Abbs v. Con-Way Freight, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Dismissal (ALJ Nov. 13, 2007) (Phalen) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB July 27, 2010) PDF | HTML
  • Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision (ALJ Nov. 4, 2011) (Kane) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Oct. 17, 2012) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-38 Brault v. Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Aug. 7, 2007) (Colleen A. Geraghty) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Oct. 31, 2007) PDF | HTML Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration (ARB June 11, 2013) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-39 Horne v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (Ohio)

  • Recommended Decision & Order on Motion for Summary Decision (ALJ Oct. 4, 2007) (Patrick M. Rosenow) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB May 29, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-40 Foster v. Talyn Express, Inc.

  • Recommended Order of Dismissal (ALJ Jan. 30, 2008) (William Dorsey) PDF
  • Final Order of Dismissal (ARB Feb. 18, 2009) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-41 Kerchner v. Grocery Haulers, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ Mar. 19, 2008) (Janice K. Bullard) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB June 30, 2010) PDF | HTM
  • Order Granting Reconsideration (ARB Mar. 8, 2011) PDF | HTM
  • Amended Final Decision and Order (ARB June 10, 2010, Revised Mar. 8, 2011) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-42 Jackson v. Arrow Critical Supply Solutions, Inc.

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ June 30, 2008) (Janice K. Bullard) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Sept. 24, 2010) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-43 Israel v. Unimark Truck Transport

  • Recommended Decision & Order (ALJ June 5, 2008) (Larry Merck) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order (ARB Aug. 8, 2011) PDF | HTM
  • Israel v. Dept. of Labor, Administrative Review Board , No. 11-2947 (8th Cir. May 10, 2012) (per curiam) (unpublished) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-44 Cuthrell v. Willis Shaw Express

  • Order Granting Withdrawal of Complaint (ALJ Dec. 6, 2007) (Richard A. Morgan) PDF
  • Final Decision and Dismissal Order (ARB Oct. 6, 2008) PDF | HTM

2007-STA-45 Hayes v. Fabral (d/b/a Mountain Metals Manufacturing)

  • Recommended Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint (ALJ Feb. 19, 2008) (Larry S. Merck) PDF
  • Final Decision and Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Complaint With Prejudice (ARB Apr. 14, 2008) PDF | HTML

2007-STA-46 Hatley v. Halliburton, Inc.

  • Order of Dismissal (ALJ Dec. 2, 2009) (William Dorsey) PDF
  • Final Decision and Dismissal Order (ARB June 30, 2010) PDF | HTM