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The parties have agreed to settle Justice's STAA claim. Accordingly, with the reservations noted above limiting our approval to the settlement of Justice's STAA claim, we APPROVE the agreement and DISMISS the complaint with prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
DAVID G. DYE
Administrative Appeals Judge
M. CYNTHIA DOUGLASS
Chief Administrative Appeals Judge
[ENDNOTES]
1 49 U.S.C.A. § 31105 (West 2007).
2 29 C.F.R. Part 1978 (2006).
3 29 C.F.R. § 1978.111(d)(2).
4 See id.
5 See, e.g., para. C(2) of the Agreement.
6 Fish v. H & R Transfer, ARB No. 01-071, ALJ No. 00-STA-56, slip op. at 2 (ARB Apr. 30, 2003).
7 Ruud v. Westinghouse Hanford Co., ARB No. 96-087, ALJ No. 1988-ERA-33, slip op. at 6 (ARB Nov. 10, 1997); Connecticut 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).