Order - Notice of Assignment and Instructions on Submission of Settlement Paperwork — 2026STA00060

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
Pittsburgh, PA
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Issue Date: 15 October 2026
OALJ CASE NO.: 2026-STA-00060
OSHA CASE NO.: 301065273
In the Matter of:
CHRISTOPHER S. WILLIAMS,
Complainant
v.
DNJ AUTO PARTS,
Respondent
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMISSION OF
SETTLEMENT PAPERWORK
This case was assigned to the Honorable Natalie A. Appetta, Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ), U.S. Department of Labor, for hearing and decision under the employee protection
provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STA), 49 U.S.C. § 31105, and its
implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 1978.
The parties mutually agreed to mediation which was successful. Pursuant to the Order
Concluding Mediation dated October 14, 2026 the parties were instructed to reduce their
agreement to writing and send it with any relevant motions to my attention by October 28, 2026.
If the parties’ settlement is confidential, a Joint Motion to Approve a Confidential
Settlement Agreement with a placeholder for the Agreement or a redacted version can be filed
through the Electronic Filing System (“EFS”) or directly to the OALJ-Pittsburgh@dol.gov email.
The Settlement Agreement should be submitted separately to our OALJ Confidential filings
mailbox (oalj-pittsburgh-confidentialfilings@dol.gov). The Motion only will be saved to the
Docket. Any confidential documents, i.e., the Confidential Settlement Agreement, will only be

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saved in a secured SharePoint folder and not saved publicly on the Docket. If the settlement is not
confidential then please feel free to file everything via EFS for approval.
SO ORDERED.
NATALIE A. APPETTA
Administrative Law Judge