ML17310B282

Discusses Motion for Reconsideration of Recommended Decision & Order Dtd 930510,based Upon Two Recent Cases & Testimony of APS Supervisor Who Made Decision Not to Hire Saporito

ML17310B282
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	08/10/1993
From:	Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	Faulkenberry B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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&1 2<2m>N<'AFC/RJS August 10, 1993 Mr, Bobby H. Faufkenbeny Regional Acfmfnfstrator, Region Y U.S. Nuclear Regutatory Carnmfsolon 44% Marfa Lane, Suite 2)0 0/afnut Creek, CA 64$g-5368

Reference:

Motion for Reconsfderatfon af RezuniTiended Decision end Order in nm a

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82-ERA-X dated July 27, 1898

Dear Mr. Faufkenberry:

SubJeeQ Pafo Verde Nuclear Qenerotfng Statfon (PYNGS)

Unite 1,21nd 3 Docket Noe. STN 50-828!620/830 Notificatfon Vnder $ 0 CFR 50.8 I

3-0 1-4 a Recommended Decision and Order, dated May 10, 1893, the AdmfnfstraJve Mw Judge (AU) found that Arizona Public Service Company (APS) denied Claimant a position as a temporary, contact fnstrurnentatfon and oontrof (f8 G) technician at the Palo Ve.'de Nuclear Generating Station ln violation of Secion 210 of the Energy Reorganization Act pf 1874.

The refe enced motion, submitted on behalf Ot APS, requested reconsideration of the Recommended Decision and Order based upon tvvo recent cases andthe testimony of the APS svperv,'sor vAo made the declsfonnot to hire Mr, Saporito, Mr. Frank Narriner, who claimed that at the time of his declslon he dfd not know that Mr. Saporfto had engaged ln protected activfty.

The motion efso 9sked the ALJ to eorLsider the mtscoriduct of Mr, Saporfto fn this case-end to find that lt barred him from the remedy afforded by the statute.

On August e,

<eS3, Mr, Warrfner admitted to APS legal oounsef that hfs test'mony regarding his awareness of Mr. Saporfto's past actfvfties and the reasons for not sefectino Mr. Saporito were untruthful.

Mr, 0/arrfner had previously stated that at the time of the employment decision, he had no kno~ivfedge that Mr. Saporito had raised safety concerns st either Palo Verde ar other nuclear facifftfes.

He indicated that the bas/s for the

-" '-""'empfojjeerC cfecfston related to certain job requirements whfch Mr.,Saporfto did not fu%ll.

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t er, Babby H. Faufkenberry

@@cfear Regutatory Commfssfon Na66cation Under

$ 0 CFR 60.9 Page 2 Mr. Narrfner now Indicates that he learned of Mr. Saporito's protected actfvfty from the Unit 2 l&CSupervfsor, and that thfs was the motfvatfng reason for Mr. Warrfner's decfsfon not to select Mr, Saporfto. Mr. Warrfner went on to Indicate that his misconduct was his cole {fecisfon and that no one at APS encouraged, pressured or ordered hfm ret to

~.-., ~=', sefect Mr. Saportto,'or to provfde faJse testfmony. Nhough the Unit2 I&CSupervfsor has f.-.i~-; {fNl~Kyrue lnNYhlprq r adfon hehe and M NgrfrNrINN hadthel A

~ ">>.'pmse suspended and have been placed on acfmfnfstratfve have.

. ~;;-;, This Irtfonnatfon was developed by APS es a result of a recent Inls5ve directed by APS

~: 'orporate Counsel.

In a related effort, APS had retained an Indivfduaf to fndependentty

~.-.~ j- rsvfev the approprfateness of Mr. Narrfns& conduct.

The Independent revfewer has z'I'~"-" been advfsed ofthfs development sfnco hie efforts are near cornpfetfon. APS has fnftfated

+ I. '"an fnvestigatfon to determfne whether or ret Mr, Vfarrfner acted aJono and wn hform the NRC of the results of thfs Investfgatfon. > Approprfate notification are being made to

,"."-,::;.=.'the DepaiNsnt of Labor'and the partfes In ongofng'roceedings.

Regrettably, thfs development has occurred cofncfdent with a decline fn dfscrfmfnatfoncomplaints at Palo Verde and at a tJme when APS has underway a serfes of Initiatives to foster an atmosphere conducive to fuffand free expression of employee concerns.

These c..'. 'nitfatfves wR be outlined ln more detail fn our response to your July 9,

$ 893, letter

'urrentfy planned to be submitted on August 20, 1S93.

In the Interfm, however, and In

~ fige Qf the specNc circumstances of thfs case, the er4osed memorandum fs being sent to every Pafo Verde employee by Mr. Mark OeMichefe, the Chfef Executfve Officer. This message underscores management's expectatfons as to how everyone at Palo Verde ehouf4 respond to employees vAo raise safety concerns.

'Rfs message wflJ be refnforced at rneebngs, Involving all Palo Verde employees, to be scheduled In the near future.

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Notwithstanding the results of this Investigatfon, or the facts which have thus far been estabfishedregarding Mr.Narrfner's etate ofknavfedje, APS had prevfa@y concluded that Mr. Saporfto.had provided matenafiy fafse, tnaccurate, and Incomplete Informatfon as part of hJs applfcatfon for unescorted access to Palo Verde and, therefore, that he lacks the requfslte trustworthiness and reflablTityto be eftgfble for site access at Palo Yercfe.

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Mr. Bobby H. Fautkenberry hluclear Regulatory Commission NotNcaGon Under 10 CFR 50.9 Page 3 Rnally, we are prepared to brief the NRQ cn the statue of these eattere next week; l viill cell you to determine your desire and svallabtllty for euch a meeting.'houkl you have ony questions, p'cosa call me or have'your staff contact Ronald Stevens at 802/383-5600.

81ncerely, N. F. Conway V/FC(RJS(rw Enclosure cc:

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U.S. Department of Labor August 24r 1993 Office of Administrative Law Judges Seven Parkway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16220 (412) 644-5754 Honorable Janet Napolitano United States Attorney for the District of Arizona 230 N. First Avenue Room 4000

Phoenix, AZ 85025

Dear Ms. Napolitano:

I have reason to believe that two employees of Arizona Public Service Co.

(APS), Steven Grove and Frank Warriner, may have committed perjury in my courtroom on September 30, 1992 and October 5,

1992 respectively.

The proceeding was brought under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 by Thomas J. Saporito, Jr.

and the liability portion of the trial was tried from September 28 October 7, 1992 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Enclosed, please find the following:

1)

Letter to me from APS lawyer Thomas A. Schmutz dated August 11, 1993, with enclosures; 2)

Copies of the transcript of Grove's and Marriner's testimony; 3)

A copy of my, Recommended Decision and Order to the Secretary of Labor.

Grove's testimony is summarized at pages 10-14 and Warriner's at pages 41-49.

This information is brought to your attention for whatever purposes you deem necessary.

Ver truly yo MICHAEL P.

LESNIAK Administrative Law Judge Encls.

MPL/bl1 cc:

Thomas A. Schmutz, Esq.

David K. Colapinto, Esq.

William W. Nexsen, Esq.

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h What a countni TileSf<<<< lfhwv Si<<JC Educators from Kalzu, fipan take the ko edmlre the erchaachsre of Iho Eslroth Mountain Community Cogege Center Friday. Ae fnembere of Iho Kalzu Avonchlo Society, 0>>fse educators toured tho new campus, es well eo ctty parka, Boys end Olrle Clubs, end oven e tacet pizza restaurenL Avondale greets visitors from sister city Kai2xz,7apan by Dah Nowkkl sfftyliiflii A VS. Cpaanmcrt ofLabor Jvdge has far<<anted 0>> nur>>s oft<<o supeniuars

~t d>> Pdo Vcrdc Nuckar Generating Station ta d>> VS. Ahomey's Otf>>e in Arhafu for pcusibCC Pnssccut¹n oo perp'tufgcL Plunwhik. thc VS. Nuckar Rcguh.

asfy Commission's Office ofInveuiga.

Iions is ceeducting ks own inquiry into d>> sinlstion sunaunding 0>> two employ.

ccs'gegcd discfimihslen against a <<cll~

hewn <<hiukMower al d>> Arhona Public Service Co.~ud phra, Michael Lcmiak, an sdminkuslivc hw Judge with d>> Labor DcparuncnL wrac in an Avz. lc knee to Jsnn Nspolitsn. V.S. Anorhcy for d>> Disuia of Arizona, dut I luvt reasan to believe dut t<<o cmp¹yecs ofArizona Pvbl>>

Service Co Stcvcn Grove and Frank Wamner. msy have commined perpity in my CaunrOOm On Sep<< 50. 1992. and OCL S, IOOZ. fcspecdvsty.

Thc possible pcipuy occunod in a Laba Dcpanmcfu proceeding brought

~inst APS by Thahus 5SI>>filoJra

~nt chess@a wha said he was Bkgstly aver for future <<afk at Pa¹ Vcnk ause ofhis repvtstian fct making noise shout safety problems and tsact.

dural adherence. Lcsnisk's Msy 10 ruling in Ihc ease supponcd Saporilo's chhn.

APS annaunccd la<<mahdi dut Wamhcfo an buuvment ahd ccfluot supetw sar st Pdo Vade s Vnn I, had admincd to intenul compshy invcstigs-uus that he did ncc hie Ssporito because ofhis status as a <<hislkbtawcr. The confcuion conuadicu Wamncr's s<<am testimony made befcre Lcsniak hst year.

Wamner has been subsequently fired by the company.

Tbc Wamner cohfcsskn msy also implicate a second emp¹ycc. who APS has ptsccd on paid sdmuisu<<ivc leave bvt hss not pvbliclynamed pending further invesugst¹L However. Coun acvmnnents and ad>>r (con<<hurd on page AC) omes plans ale project Avondste.

Wc've dwsys hsd succeu building in the West Valley. Wc'vc dwsys hsd a preset>>c ln Ihe West Vstky. Cnd wt want dut locontthuc, Nclsah said.

Wc dlihk dut bcr<<tcn what <<t'n planning, and what s gdng on wkh Robson. d>> Wc<< VaAey 4 going ta be s gtawlhg SICL 0's ne w. k's msucrphnncd. snd ifs going to be done very <<e0.

he said.

bchon said he hopes d>>re witt be a cenain confine by bcr<<ccn d>> duet comma nitics.

Couth>>htd has dahc sar>> hliTdihg at (candnufd on page AC)

Continental H 366-acre Avond bJ DsnNo<<tckI

~fvlfuvvff Continentd Han>>s Ine. wanu to build bet<<ech I ~100 and ISIXIhancs on 346 acres in Avondsk.

Cun Nelson. Cafuinchtd's vice ident of hhd aequistt¹fu. said d>>

'k bund company has visions of

~ mini.mssurphnhcd comhwnhy about cd Jutf mik cast ofSuoCor Devc¹p-rr>>nt Co.'s Palm Vdley ncighboftoacL which 4 now taking shat>> in Goadyear.

Nchan ssd dut SunCar's Pabn Vatky

~nd Robson Commuiucs'CWcCreek GoifReal dcvckpllthu. as <<tg as easy access to Ihurst<<c 10. are among thc rcasafu Cohtincntd 4 kekihg as Judge alleges two PVNGS supervisors committed perjury Volume 44 3 gectl wtfaut

'3SCLz INDEX Ctasaifeds.

S tg ECtanala a Lettas..

Aa peace Log... A13 Weekend.....

81 AS ~ L Ptfcff ffrrflfsav hiuff What does Ihe dry otAvondde have in commfu vih Kdsu, Jspsnl Probably mare duh snceu d>> cyt.

Solh ciues have roou In agtkuttufe shd abovt 0>> same popuhtksn. And how d>>

Kaizu Avondsk Sackty" hss bccn formed. The Sockty has dra<<ls up an agreement between thc Iwocities Ioest hahgc 15 50 grade school students faf three <<ecks nest Michael 5pihgfieid, Avonddc's commvniiy dcvc¹pment dircna, said dthovzh Ihc agreement was signed in Msy of d>> this year. Avandak has been wortlhg <<lth otf>>Iak in Kaizv for 0>> pelt three ycaL 5il sdiilihisuslafs arid teachers came hst week Io vhlt our city and osur oa faeltktcL sdd Spthgtkld.

&&alaMountain Came<<miry College Cch>>r. h wss their fu<<Hp bae sioct wc dy>>d thc ggecmcenc Rcpescnutivts ofbah munkipall-lks have vtslud cath cher's ciYies to discuss and ocga hcc dl of0>>

panicuhrs.

For fusw. kmcnlary students 4 gfsdcs five and sls willpanktp<<c Ih u>> cschangc program on a voluntary basis with funding coming fram parents or local orgshhationL tk'c'll be scaing vp an cdvcat¹nal program with our schools ta teach dose shidcnts narc abov t Ihe culnue and language of Japan, Spihgf>>td said, "II>>y'0<<zy with a hau fanuly In Japan. but willbc taged>>r with 0>>

od>>r Avandsle sn>>kots fcr aedvhcs so d>>y wan 0 sulfcr fram cuhut

shack, Onc ofd>> desdh bdng dkcusscd fa d>> Japanese sh>>kncs ia to hko fkldHps to 0>> Grand Canyon aad ad>>r shee <<khia 0>> <<asc and to So camplog.

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~ f<<wli<<vv iwvfivnSvvw Hundreds of poopto showed uo last Tuesday to ~Iergaze end etobrete tho groundbfeoklhg ol RanK Hogywood phoenix et tho Stttmare Fesh¹n Park, lzth Street end Cometbock goad. Ida vie encl Iatcvtdan etar Don Johnson hotted the wont along with planK Hollywood owners, Ketth Sattsh and Robert EafL TIse Phoenix octet ttte of PthnK Haaywoadle

~xpoctod Io open In hefty Tggg.

SHOPSIYH CONFIDEI4CE

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~Perl'harges Irununvod from page All LkhilfyOic cIhplOycc as Grove, Ihc Imuuh>>M ahd vvrurot wpnvha u Oa plaM's unit g facilky.

According IO s lencr from WilliunF. Ccmwly. da APS csamirc rice presidcik incturge o(da canpany's nutku um. to HRC Regional Adnuhiuruor B.k.

Favilcnbar>. Wutvar now says hc karhcd of Saponto's <<tiiukbbwthg anivkkL <<Sikh are pottcad urea Oa Enagy Rtorganiution Anof lifts.from Oa L'hit g supaviior IGnhek The Second employee conunucs IO deny ahy <<rohgdoihg. APS sayL kapohtue uud Oa Vk<<Friday Otu her o(nce utes Ihe pajuiy chuges ray seriously.

When wc rcccnc alkgations of this type. we have a orth>>duht Iobuck thchL and day ue inveuigaad.

.4apoiitaho sae.

Ibis willbc huekd juu like any ahcr, case.

t(cidee Wuritkcnor Grove could bc IcKhed for Greg Cock. Ipckcsmsh fa da kRC s algiers V hcaduvutas in Wsirut Creek. Calif Kkno<<kdgcd det ks OIYice o( tnveuigstions is actively locking into da wunner affut at MoVade. but declined to provide p edible uiy spcclfa dcuilL luon kcrbcrg, APS csccvdvc vkc president ahd chef finuaial otficer. uid Ovt (cdetal agency hu so (u subpoenaed soir>> of Ihc utilit7'5 4<<7cts Ivho <<erkcd sa Oa cate. kut no membcn of Pab Vcnlc mshsgchahL Wc'rc ca<<ply ihg wkh Oitirrequest Io proves dna

<<ith ihfnrmstion. and to kt Oam talk Io pcopk.

kabag said.-We'e vying so gcrl list fom dam of who they want to ulk uh Whcnukcd <<hedar APS is providing anorhtya (or Wamna and Grove, korberg said. I can'( respond to thu onc <<sy tk da other."

APS hss said it ney sever iu d I year ties <<i*da Phocnis4ucd 4w finnofShell a Wilmcr because of alkged miicondun during da discoray troceu ofda Saporito pioccceing.

The conyahy hss rcmorcd Snce 4 WilmcrRom Oa Ssporito cuc and fs cuncndy ctrtsidcringa~

da fum hogethcr.

Thu's going to Ilkc probeb(7 a IliondiIkI<<IL AFS spot ctmah Wayra Kap4n siid 0( da revk<<.

that' hot going u be a quick decision one way or da cchcr.

The issue o( <<hktkbiowa huaumeM is a touchy~

at Pab Verde. Sapcrito is da third wakes r da tripk I

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¹3070A tclcltv hvckar (KIlltyIO <<ih a LabCk Depuuiicnt docaion against plant mu>>gcmcnt.

la July.Oak C

ova da psu fire yean.

da agency's Region hes received rrure d>>n (thk tkias as many d~ihubn comp4inu (rom Pab Vade cmpbyces as (rah any ocher punt in da rcg ion.

The agency also asked da opersuks of Oa pluu to all k how Ihe7 pkh to offset lil7 pcecuill nlilliiig ellen d>>I this hiuory might have on pab Verde cnployccs.

APS responded Io da t(RC conccne 4a 4s moha, lh ~ lever diuribvvd to punt cmpbyoes on Avg. Eg.

Muk DcMichcle. APS president and chef csccutive offkcr. Said these punned antre <<illhelp address da caverns about da Pab Verde wak cnvirohmcne

~ The pluk's civiloeuh>>M program. which ahphs.

sites da special riglks and resporuibililas of nuclear indusuy <<orkaL willbc cspanded.

~ An ouuide finn has bccn hind to cvalultc da cltonireness o( Pab Vcrdc's Empbycc concern FtogisnL

~ Mshsgeis and super bors willbe notified det dek abiliry to aeatc a receptive <<crk environment <<Illbc re(lencd in their pcifcrmsncc cvabsticms.

DcMichck alto tclb cnqdoyocL -tf.at any dna. you lave cshsvucd da immediuc resources availsbk so you your supcrvker. higher kvck 0( mahsgemcnt. Oa Concerns Program. cr da t(RCIak you b pcnon.

ally contact mc. 4 is simply dtu inyonshL both Io da hclldl lhd <<cll bcIhg 0(lIIahpbyccs uid Ihc (utvie success ofthis company.

4 addition. Behavioral Consutunt Setvkcs Inc an ovuidc conwhing company hied by AFS to aucss da Pab Vcrdc work enrInrvhehL has cahPkad iu repon.

ihfamstion fnrn which willbe made avsi4blc to Oa kRC tua this month, DCMklek witke.

DcMirhcle end Cohway nat with Pab Vade cmpbyecs 4u month b discuu da discrimihuicm kua kl thc wake of thc Wlrrlhcftevc4tionL Pab Vade 4 bcucd ilda commumty of Wimcnburg on the far western pmmetcr o( da Valley, Thc plant employs more than MOpeopk.

Continental tcontlnued (rom page All Good>car's Estrclla neighborhoods.but nothing on Oa scale Otu is pknned here. Nclurt uid.

l(da p4n makes it Ovhvgh Oa Avondak soning pfoccss in a timely manner. he said. resident I can sun wat;hing for model homn in the second quaner.

h'clson <<ould not comnaht on the pores of the bootes. ke did uy thu thc neighborhood <<ould hot be marLned as a retitement comrnvniry.

Tiara might be mme Iel'uses lheie. but tt'I not going to be sge Icstrinive." (4elsoh said, Devi BChhCtt itfGOOdveu based Tres Rellt) Slid the land is in Oa vkihityo( by san ahd Thomas msds. The sprs<<ling prupeny is variovtlyone~uter and one half mik cau of Dylan. he uid.

Bcnnnt ideniified one ofOa sclkrs of thc land as JKL Rcyncr of Ehrenburg. tkhon said there is ohe othet seller, <<tlo his nM 7ct bccit named.

Aiondak City Manager Cubs Palms uid dk city is cnthutiauic about de pllhnCd neighborhood.

-Wc'vc been working <<Ith them for some lime Ieglrduig Ibis tuo/cn. Shd l clh scc ho<<d>>I dlihgs uc moiing along tuu (inc. Palms uid. Wc're csctad abchk k uid wc Ic Qipponlhg k flMllYPlMf.

, ~OREHOOHET Shave'euothui>>already Tthhv>>vw. Irs the parve sue are Iocuenbr

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~hhahcos 0>> beCa ysiu a Ihvv 0 Ieu or enia ouseig

'emanrcsrin trees. er accorsmshL SII$ $00,

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<<oiL no cohvhoh wats aie Iau d vveotcy Has eau t>>ooomL two bauu ue krmstlmvm>>i svv>> usa.

Hr<<AICih %$ nhdheuir he<< tsemiOOI. $$$ 000.

(OuR S KOROOM PATIO HOME WITHA POOL Ishvtr mom weil LIersace.

IOIthai vhh0 ieohiue tshshQ Ioom Cuhe to evmehtuy str>>ar. Esvva aiea m ecci>>h Easy cai ~ ruo Caa ar uacvhtmemte See. Asethg $90 000.

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TKRMS'wo Is hhomes toi vase ih Avohoav Csee to

~vtI>>icuyue hqh school Teo onreoiil 1 to buie T<<o sory. KIchen. Sino ioom orn. Ilvnryahd Iobkhonihsviteor Thobeoooheuegbaihehghd aoo $$ysea <<siei glisshsvvce Auorethy. Ih ancien, OCO Ot $500. Rethvect Can Iooay I PAOFESSIOHAL PROPERTY MAHAOEMEHT 935-1771

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hternd inveedgstwo an4 at In ~ July 1 loner. tbe P iRf warned APS QUI a eas ah concerned" about CUagscioo rctdhtho against ehiedeblr

~t Pdo Verde. It said compte" tetdistioo at Palo Verde nm noae higher than at ether a>>

plants h Qw as>>tate flag>>

which inc)udaa Ariaoon The Saporim case was tbe I wh)st)oh)sorer case h four y that APS hsd )os@

APS mes against four in wtie-blower p

5)od ~ cocophht eiS tbe VS.

Mr.ssporito'spreriousacdriua.

APS hsd riohted f<<lard lse h RN etlfyy Depone>> ot ofLabor.

APS suspended Mr, Wanioer desyhg Mr. Ssporito a job. APS Tlc doc>>ho aot to hire Mf.

aod another ein)do/ee ehkh Qw hureqeaetodisaooddafstloo.

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Dear Mr. Lesniak:

Thank you for your letter of August 24, 1993, and its enclosed materials. Ihave asked the Chief of our Criminal Division, Roslyn Moore-Silver, to review the matter after which we willdecide what action, ifany, is appropriate.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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Thomas A. Schmutz David K. Colapinto WiKam W. Nexsen

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sots st the Palo 's'et{re Nuckv Generating Sution on t'> a>mimsustii e k ave aficr onc of Oem admixed to

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I enclose a copy of my client's Change of Status on Mr.

Saporito.

The effective date was December 31, 1991. It is important to note that he was evaluated as eligible for both site rehire and company rehire and had a "3", or average, attendance attitude and work performance evaluation.

The reason for termination was a reduction in force.

You will note that this document was an exhibit in another wage and hour case brought by Mr. Saporito, so he will have a copy of it.

We have it designated as TAG-6, but it was offered as claimant's CL28 and that would be the record which Mr. Saporito has.

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