Where a plaintiff failed to meet a deadline for appealing an administrative decision, it was not an abuse of discretion to deny equitable tolling or dismiss the petition as untimely.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for review from a decision by the U.S. Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board.John Sparre began working for Norfolk Southern Railway Co. as a locomotive engineer in 1999. In March 2010, he reported a safety violation to the Federal Railroad Administration, which resulted in the …