Legal Opinion
ALABAMA EDUCATION ASS'N v. Chao
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 27, 2008No. Civil Action Nos. 03-253 (RMC), 03-682 (RMC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
After 40 years of a consistent interpretation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. (“LMRDA”), that excluded all public sector unions from its coverage, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) changed its mind. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that DOL had failed to give a reasoned explanation for its sudden change of heart. Ala. Educ. Ass’n v. Chao, 455 F.3d 386 (D.C.Cir.2006). On remand, DOL defends a new Policy Statement 1 as providing that reasoned explanation against challenges advanced by…
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