Legal Opinion

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Dole

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 11, 1991No. Nos. 90-5285, 90-5287 and 90-5289PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

We consider for the second time the Department of Labor’s new methodology for computing the adverse effect wage rate (“AEWR”), which is the minimum wage that employers who wish to hire aliens as temporary agricultural workers must offer American and foreign workers. The Department appeals the district court judgment rejecting its final rule adopting this new methodology. Because we find that the Department has adequately explained its change in regulatory policy and that its new policy is within statutory…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of TradeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. Rogers v. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. AFL-CIO v. BrockDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (Afl-Cio) v. Elizabeth H. Dole, Secretary of Labor National Council of Agricultural Employers, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (Afl-Cio) v. Elizabeth H. Dole, Secretary of Labor, National Council of Agricultural Employers. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (Afl-Cio) v. Elizabeth H. Dole, Secretary of Labor American Farm Bureau FederationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991

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