Legal Opinion
Richard F. Sprague v. James B. King, Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 1994No. 93-2755PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Most federal administrative law judges serve in the Department of Health and Human Services, resolving claims to federal benefits. Until recently these ALJs began their service at pay level GS-15 and, although they could advance to higher steps of that pay level, could not advance to higher levels. Administrative law judges at most other agencies, such as the FCC or FTC, began service at GS-16. Federal officials who set pay believed this difference in pay appropriate in light of the different tasks involved. An ALJ at the FTC might work on complex mergers,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. FaustoSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Lincoln v. VigilSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Air Courier Conference of America v. American Postal Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Philomena Iweka Nwaokolo v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana, Inc. v. United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Top Choice Distributors, Inc. And Salvatore Sciandra v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Rittmeyer v. Advance Bancorp, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Althin CD Medical, Inc. v. West Suburban Kidney Center, S.C.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.