Legal Opinion
United States Department of Justice v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 17, 2017No. 16-1301PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, Senior Circuit Judge
This case involves the “covered-by” doctrine, which embraces a well-established principle in labor law: If a union and an employer in a collective-bargaining relationship reach an agreement on a subject during contract negotiations, neither side has a duty to bargain any further over that subject once the parties execute a collective bargaining agreement. See, e.g., Fed. Bureau of Prisons v. FLRA (BOP I), 654 F.3d 91, 94 (D.C. Cir. 2011); Enloe Med. Ctr. v. NLRB, 433 F.3d 834, 838-39 (D.C. Cir. 2005). “For a subject to be deemed covered, there need not be an ‘exact congruence’ between the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- National Labor Relations Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Local 3090 v. Federal Labor Relations AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Enloe Medical Center v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by1 opinion
- American Federation of Government Employees Local 3690 v. FLRACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2021