Orange County, New York v. United States Department of Labor

ORDER

Appeal from an order of the Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, holding that Orange County’s hiring of Mrs. Janet Allard violated the nepotism restrictions of Section 98.22 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) regulations, 29 C.F.R. Part. 98.

The argument that the administrative law judge misconstrued the meaning of the word “nepotism” in the regulation and because Mr. and Mrs. Allard worked in different departments no violation occurred is unavailing. Mr. Allard was both “a member of the immediate family” and “engaged in an administrative capacity.”…