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3 KEVIN KASTEN, :
4 Petitioner :
5 v. : No. 09-834
7 CORPORATION :
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14 at 11:05 a.m.
15 APPEARANCES:
17 of Petitioner.
21 supporting Petitioner.
23 of Respondents.
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1 C O N T E N T S
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 (11:05 a.m.)
6 Mr. Kaster.
4 grudging fashion.
9 they say you can make this complaint in writing, you can
10 make it orally.
10 honest.
1 work -
8 et cetera?
16 isn't it?
18 communication.
20 right now?
24 Court.
25 filing a charge.
4 Honor -
9 in your case?
5 cover normally -
10 not?
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19 not have a -
24 of companies aren't.
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14 be okay.
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3 Your Honor.
5 argument right now. Now come on, people don't talk like
6 that.
19 (Laughter.)
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3 other circuits?
9 intracompany complaints -
22 be instituted.
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12 made the phone call and started the process I think you
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3 that."
8 very troubled.
12 Mr. Wall.
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13 thing.
16 For instance, the NLRB has found that if, you know,
22 can't be discharged.
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7 pointed -
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7 example, et cetera?
13 complaint?
16 I do think -
22 job.
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4 good sign that the employer has, but they are not the
5 only sign.
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13 people can look like -- look at, whether it's the NLRB
25 work, too.
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1 (Laughter. )
18 courts have -
21 suspect and the other side, say see, see, we told you,
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2 think it's 21 -
4 if you could just give us the rule that you think should
20 not receiving.
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5 there.
9 the FLSA?
13 filing a complaint?
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4 under the Act. So what -- and you said here are the
10 said the time clocks are in the wrong place. We are not
23 purposes.
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10 it to be a complaint.
20 Mr. Phillips?
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20 the Lochner era where they weren't even sure they could
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16 proceeding?
22 your second question, not the first. You are saying the
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22 violation.
24 that this Court held in the CIT case that the Court
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5 complaint.
12 retaliation.
18 beyond the intent as well, but the reason why you can be
23 a proceeding.
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11 Government.
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5 this legislation.
23 the Government?
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12 it as a complaint?
19 sorry.
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2 the truth is, you know, I think for another day the
3 issue will arise and the Court can decide whether or not
6 this statute.
17 Justice Ginsburg?
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1 narrower proposition.
3 Ginsburg's question?
7 written complaints.
16 going to do that.
19 easier answer?
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1 is -
16 other way.
20 it's 30.
22 private context.
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2 60-year practice -
22 regulations.
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3 how you work out the actual application of the word are
12 section 215(a).
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2 weight at all?
9 before -- if the -
20 all right -
24 then -- the you are left with the simple argument that
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17 say -
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8 this Court; and this Court's rule is that you can defend
11 presented, since it -
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10 a retaliation claim.
13 are looking at. Are you looking through the cracked and
18 starts in 1970.
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7 Arbitration Act.
16 the statute?
21 simply -
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21 for the Petitioner's counsel than you, but are you aware
25 press?
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17 Government.
22 Government agency?
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10 there was a third one. There was the Railway Labor Act,
24 those circumstances.
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1 Mr. Phillips.
4 five minutes.
12 Act -
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13 statutory rights.
17 complaint.
19 Institute a proceeding -
24 provisions?
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4 Your Honor.
6 about in the very first case that this Court dealt with
15 that's why under Tennessee Coal the Court has taken the
21 says when this act was passed for all of those people,
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6 Government?
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8 Department of Labor.
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