U.S. Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges
John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 223-9355
(617) 223-4254 (FAX)
Date: February 4, 1999
Case No.: 1999-STA-16
File No.: 0-1960-98-032
In the Matter of:
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR
FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Prosecuting Party
and
RAYMOND BANES
Complainant
v.
CHICAGO SEATTLE REFRIGERATED SERVICES, INC.
Respondent
DECISION AND ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
This case arises under the employee protection provision of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA), as amended, 49 U.S.C. §31105 (1994). On
February 3, 1999, the parties filed a Settlement Agreement, the terms of which are hereby
incorporated by reference, and a copy of which is attached for ease of reference.
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This Administrative Law Judge, having reviewed the Settlement Agreement,
concludes that this settlement agreement is a fair, adequate and reasonable settlement of the
complaint and it is therefore ORDERED that the settlement agreement shall be, and the
same hereby is APPROVED pursuant to the provisions of 29 C.F.R.
§1978.111(d)(2).
