An administrative law judge has ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management illegally fired a former supervisor for speaking out about the health and safety dangers at a toxic mine site in Nevada. The federal judge ordered the BLM to pay Earle Dixon two years worth of back pay and benefits totaling more than $120,000, saying it was clear that "Dixon was fired for his whistleblowing activities." The judge denied Dixon's requests for up to $1 million in exemplary damages and job reinstatement.
September 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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An administrative law judge ruled Sept. 1 that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management illegally fired a former supervisor for speaking out about the health and safety dangers at a toxic mine site in Nevada.
The federal judge ordered the BLM to pay Earle Dixon two years worth of back pay and benefits totaling more than $120,000, saying it was clear that “Dixon was fired for his whistleblowing activities” at the former Anaconda copper mine in Yerington, Nev., about 60 miles southeast of Reno.
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