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

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

The Department of Labor and the National Council of Agricultural Employers challenge district court orders enjoining the Department from implementing a new regulation governing the compensation of alien agricultural workers hired on a piecework basis. The orders were based on a ruling that the Department had not provided a reasoned explanation for what the court deemed to be a departure from prior policy. We conclude that the regulation is consistent with past policy and that the reasons for its promulgation are adequately explained. Therefore, we reverse.

I. Background

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