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TAYLOR v. BRIGHTON CORP.

No. 77-3590.

616 F.2d 256 (1980)

Walter M. TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BRIGHTON CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Laufman, Allen Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James K. L. Lawrence, Frost & Jacobs, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Brighton & P. & A. Hock.

David W. Peck, Frederick Brockmeier, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Pinkerton, Simpkins, Regenhold.

Diane E. Burkley, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae Secretary of Labor.

Before ENGEL and KEITH, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

The principal question raised on this appeal is whether the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651-678, creates an implied private right of action whereby an employee discharged in retaliation for reporting safety violations to OSHA may maintain a suit against his former employer. We affirm the district court's decision that it does not.

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