Louisiana, Department of Labor v. United States Department of Labor

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1578(a)(1), the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans petition for review of a final order of the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) disallowing certain expenses allegedly incurred pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act (“JTPA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq., and requiring the state to repay such disallowed expenses to the USDOL. Finding that petitioners are not entitled cavalierly to disregard the requirements of the JTPA, we deny the petition for review and affirm the order of the USDOL.

L

In 1983, the state entered into an…