February 9, 2026
Former nuclear power plant workers urged a Maryland federal judge not to let Constellation Energy, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy and others duck a proposed class action alleging a wage-fixing conspiracy that allegedly spanned “100% of the nuclear power generation labor market.”
In a series of opposition briefs filed Friday, the former workers said their amended complaint has all the necessary detail to survive motions to dismiss contesting their allegations of a 23-year conspiracy to “suppress wages, salaries, bonuses, and benefits.” According to their main brief, that includes statements of former human resources executives admitting that the companies discussed and collaborated on compensation, details on the sharing of compensation data and collective bargaining agreements and “parallel conduct” showing pay increases in lockstep.
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The workers are represented by Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Berger Montague PC and Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP.