there is a substantial question whether Powers's motion was timely filed. But even if it had been timely, upon consideration of the Motion's merits, we would nevertheless deny reconsideration.
Upon review of Powers's motion we conclude that she has failed to meet any of the provisions of the Board's four-part test for reconsideration. Instead Powers's motion consists of a rehashing of arguments the Board has already considered and rejected and
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allegations not material to the basis for the Board's F. D. & O. Accordingly, we DENY Powers's motion in its entirety.
SO ORDERED.
M. CYNTHIA DOUGLASS
Chief Administrative Appeals Judge
DAVID G. DYE
Administrative Appeals Judge
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1 49 U.S.C.A. § 42121 (West 2005 Supp.). AIR 21 extends whistleblower protection to employees in the air carrier industry who engage in certain activities that are related to air carrier safety. 29 C.F.R. § 1979.101 (2006). Air carriers, contractors and their subcontractors are prohibited from discharging or "otherwise discriminat[ing] against any employee with respect to the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee)," engaged in the air carrier safety-related activities the statute covers. 49 U.S.C.A. § 42121(a); 29 C.F.R. § 1979.102(a).
2 F. D. & O. at 10-11.
3 Powers v. Administrative Review Board, U S. Dep't of Labor, No. 06-3486.
4 Macktal v. Chao, 286 F.3d 822, 826 (5th Cir. 2002), aff'g Macktal v. Brown & Root, Inc., ARB Nos. 98-112/122A, ALJ No. 86-ERA-23, slip op. at 2-6 (ARB Nov. 20, 1998); Powers v. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., ARB No. 04-102, ALJ No. 2004-AIR-006, slip op. at 1 (ARB Feb. 17, 2005). See also Henrich v. Ecolab, Inc., ARB No. 05-030, ALJ No. 2004-SOX-051, slip op. at 11 (ARB May 30, 2007).
5 See generally 16A CHARLES ALLEN WRIGHT, ARTHUR R. MILLER & EDWARD H. COOPER, FEDERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE § 3986.1 (West 2006).
6 Fed. R. App. P. 40(a)(2).
7 United States v. Smith, 781 F.2d 184 (10th Cir. 1986).
8 Utahns for Better Transp. v. United States Dep't of Transp., 319 F.3d 1207, 1210 (10th Cir. 2003); FDIC v. Massingill, 30 F.3d 601, 605 (5th Cir. 1994); American Policyholders Ins. Co. v. Nyacol Prods., 989 F.2d 1256, 1264 (1st Cir. 1993).
9 Lowry v. Bankers Life & Cas. Ret. Plan, 871 F.2d 522, 523 n.1, 525-526 (5th Cir. 1989).
10 Chelladurai v. Infinite Solutions, Inc., ARB No. 03-072, ALJ No. 03-LCA-4, slip op. at 2 (ARB July 24, 2006); Rockefeller v. U.S. Dep't of Energy, ARB Nos. 03-048, 03-184; ALJ Nos. 2002-CAA-5, 2003-ERA-10, slip op. at 2 (ARB May 17, 2006); Saban v. Morrison-Knudsen, ARB No. 03-143, ALJ No. 03-PSI-001, slip op. at 2 (ARB May 17, 2006); Halpern v. XL Capital, Ltd., ARB No 04-120, ALJ No. 2004 SOX-54, slip op. at 2 (ARB Apr. 4, 2006); Getman v. Southwest Secs., ARB No. 04-059, ALJ No. 2003-SOX-8, slip op. at (ARB Mar. 7, 2006); Knox v. Dep't of the Interior, ARB No. 03-040, ALJ No. 2001-LCA-3, slip op. at 3 (ARB Oct. 24, 2005).
11 ARB No. 05-030, ALJ No. 2004-SOX-051, slip op. at 11 (ARB May 30, 2007).