Don S. Noble v. Honorable Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor

POOLE, Circuit Judge:

The Secretary of Labor issued a decision which held that in calculating layoff benefits under § 207(a) of the Redwood National Park Expansion Act of 1978 (Act), 16 U.S.C. § 79b, 1 appellant, Don S. Noble’s base period of eligibility would be that period during which he worked for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, his last employer. The Secretary reversed an earlier ruling by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that Noble’s benefits under § 207(a) could be computed by looking to the hours worked for his employer, or to the hours worked for a previous employer, Redwood…