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Accordingly, we APPROVE the Settlement Agreement and DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE Willy's complaint in accordance with the parties' Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release.
SO ORDERED.
M. CYNTHIA DOUGLASS
Chief Administrative Appeals Judge
OLIVER M. TRANSUE
Administrative Appeals Judge
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1 The complaint was filed pursuant to the employee protection provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7622 (2000), the Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1367 (2000), the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300J-9(i) (2000), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6971 (2000), the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2622 (2000), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9610 (2000). We refer to these provisions collectively as "the Environmental Acts."
2 Willy v. The Coastal Corp., ARB No. 98-060, ALJ No. 85-CAA-1 (ARB Feb. 27, 2004).
3 Willy v. Admin. Review Bd., 423 F.3d 483, 501 (5th Cir. 2005).
4 See e.g., Macktal v. Sec'y of Labor, 923 F.2d 1150, 1154 (5th Cir. 1991); Darr v. Precise Hard Chrome, 95-CAA-6 (Sec'y May 6, 1995); Heffley v. NGK Metals, 89-SDW-2 (Sec'y Apr. 29, 1990).
5 Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release at ¶¶ 1.1, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.2, 7.1, 7.3.
6 Bhat v. D.C. Water and Sewer Auth., ARB No. 06-014, ALJ No. 03-CAA -17, slip op. at 2-3 (ARB May 30, 2006); Saporito v. GE Med. Sys., ARB No. 05-009, ALJ Nos. 03-CAA-1, 03-CAA-2, slip op. at 3 (ARB May 24, 2005).
7 Ruud v. Westinghouse Hanford Co., ARB No. 96-087, ALJ No. 1988-ERA-33, slip op. at 6 (ARB Nov. 10, 1997); Conn. Light & Power Co. v. Sec'y, U.S. Dep't of Labor, 85 F.3d 89, 95-96 (2d Cir. 1996) (employer engaged in unlawful discrimination by restricting complainant's ability to provide regulatory agencies with information; improper "gag" provision constituted adverse employment action).
8 Phillips v. Citizens' Ass'n for Sound Energy, 1991-ERA-25, slip op. at 2 (Sec'y Nov. 4, 1991).
9 5 U.S.C.A. § 552 (West 2006).
10 29 C.F.R. § 70 et seq. (2006).