Legal Opinion

NAACP, Jefferson County Branch v. Donovan

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 28, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-2315PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICHEY, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

This case is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment in what may be called Phase II of this litigation. In Phase I, the Court held that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) had improperly interpreted its regulations to allow growers to consistently increase the productivity that was required of workers before the workers were eligible to earn wages higher than the Adverse Effect Rate (“AER”), 1 thereby effectively reducing the workers’ wages. The Court held that the regulations required that the piece rate 2 paid to workers be tied to the AER so that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. BarezSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Air Transport Association of America, Transamerica Airlines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. NAACP v. DonovanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
  5. The Elton Orchards, Inc. v. Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Feller v. BrockCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  2. Frederick County Fruit Growers Association, Inc. v. Lynn Martin, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
  3. Frederick County Fruit Growers Ass'n v. McLaughlinDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
  4. Cobell v. NortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  5. Morrison v. United States Department of LaborDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989

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