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Department of Labor: 92ERA44P | Freedom Of Information Act (United States) | United States Government
Department of Labor: 92ERA44P
Secretary of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210
DATE: August 18, 1995 CASE NO. 92-ERA-44
IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL W. HOLDEN, COMPLAINANT, v. GULF STATES UTILITIES, RESPONDENT.
FINAL ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT This case arises under the employee protection provision of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (ERA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 5851 (1988 and Supp. IV 1992). The parties submitted a Settlement Agreement seeking approval of the settlement and dismissal of the complaint. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued a decision on July 21, 1995, recommending that the settlement be approved. The request for approval is based on an agreement entered into by the parties, therefore, I must review it to determine whether the terms are a fair, adequate and reasonable settlement of the complaint. 42 U.S.C. § 5851(b)(2)(A) (1988). Macktal v. Secretary of Labor, 923 F.2d 1150, 1153-54 (5th Cir. 1991); Thompson v. U.S. Dep't of Labor, 885 F.2d 551, 556 (9th Cir. 1989); Fuchko and Yunker v. Georgia Power Co., Case Nos. 89-ERA-9, 89-ERA-10, Sec. Order, Mar. 23, 1989, slip op. at 12. The agreement appears to encompass the settlement of matters arising under various laws, only one of which is the ERA. See ¶ 3. For the reasons set forth in Poulos v. Ambassador Fuel Oil Co., Inc., Case No. 86-CAA-1, Sec. Order, Nov. 2, 1987, slip op. at 2, I have limited my review of the agreement to determining whether its terms are a fair, adequate and reasonable settlement of the Complainant's allegations that Respondent violated the ERA.
Paragraphs 5 and 6 contain language which provides that the parties and their attorneys shall keep the terms of the Settlement Agreement confidential except to family members, attorneys, financial advisors as well as the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or other governmental agencies or government entities. I construe this confidentiality provision as not restricting any disclosure where required by law. McGlynn v. Pulsair Inc., Case No. 93CAA-2, Sec. Final Order Approving Settlement, June 28, 1993, slip op. at 3. The parties' submissions including the agreement become part of the record of the case and are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1988). FOIA requires Federal agencies to disclose requested records unless they are exempt from disclosure under the Act.1/ See Debose v. Carolina Power & Light Co., Case No. 92-ERA-14, Ord. Disapproving Settlement and Remanding Case, Feb. 7, 1994, slip op. at 2-3 and cases there cited. I find that the agreement, as here construed, is a fair, adequate and reasonable settlement of the complaint. Accordingly, I APPROVE the agreement and DISMISS THE COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE. SO ORDERED.
ROBERT B. REICH Secretary of Labor Washington, D.C.
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