RONALD A. SORRI, Complainant
v.
L&M TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES, Respondents.
OHA Case No. LWA-0001
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER
On December 16, 1993, the Office of Hearings and Appeals issued the Initial Agency Decision in Sorri v. Sandia National Laboratories and L&M Technologies Inc., a complaint of reprisal under Part 708, title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, "DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program" (Part 708). By agreement dated June 7, 1994, the Complainant, Sandia National Laboratories, and L&M Technologies Inc. have agreed, through their counsels, to the dismissal of L&M Technologies Inc. as a party to this proceeding. As the Secretary's designee for the purpose of reviewing an Initial Agency Decision, pursuant to section 708.11, title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, I have approved the dismissal of L&M Technologies Inc. as a party to this proceeding, and hereby affirm the elements of relief ordered by the Office of Hearings and Appeals.
ORDER
For the reasons stated above, I hereby order the following:
(1) L&M Technologies Inc. is dismissed as a party to this proceeding.
(2) Sandia National Laboratories shall assume full responsibility and liability for the following awards:
a. Sandia National Laboratories shall pay to Ronald Sorri the amount of $5,517.41 in back pay and expenses, based upon the amounts set forth in the Initial Agency Decision (plus interest accrued from December 31, 1993, to the date of payment).
b. Sandia National Laboratories shall pay attorney fees, witness fees, and other costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Sorri, to be determined by the Office of Hearings and Appeals as reasonable in bringing this complaint under Part 708.
c. The attorney for Sorri shall submit to the Office of Hearings and Appeals a full accounting within 30 days of the issuance of this Order.
(3) The Manager, Albuquerque Operations Office, shall assure that Sandia National Laboratories implements this Order immediately.
Dated: August 25, 1994
William H. White
Deputy Secretary