ARB CASE NO. 97-063
ALJ CASE NO. 91-SWD-0001
DATE: September 8, 1997
In the Matter of:
ERNEST A. OLIVER
COMPLAINANT,
v.
HYDRO-VAC SERVICES, INC.,
RESPONDENT.
BEFORE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
ORDER
On November 1, 1995, the Secretary found that Respondent Hydro-Vac
Services, Inc. discriminated against Complainant Ernest A. Oliver for engaging in activities
protected under the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1988 (SWDA), 42 U.S.C. § 6971 (1988)
and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), 33 U.S.C. § 1367 (1988), when
it fired him in August 1990. The Secretary ordered Hydro-Vac to reinstate Oliver to his former
position and remanded the case for a recommended decision on the appropriate amount of
damages. A Recommended Decision and Order on damages and attorney's fees was issued on
February 19, 1997.