Legal Opinion
Authority to Employ White House Officials Exempt from Annual and Sick Leave Act During Appropriations Lapse
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided April 8, 2011Published
1Opinion of the Court
Authority to Employ White House Officials Exempt from Annual and Sick Leave Act During Appropriations Lapse White House officials who are exempt from the Annual and Sick Leave Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 6301(2)(x) and (xi) may continue to work during a lapse in the appropria- tions for their salaries. April 8, 2011 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT You have asked whether White House Office officials who are exempt from the provisions of the Annual and Sick Leave Act under 5 U.S.C. § 6301(2)(x) and (xi) may continue to work during a lapse in appropria- tions. For the reasons…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Samantar v. YousufSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- American Hospital Association v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, H.H.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Pack v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1906
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