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The court granted in part Caltrans and SacRT's motion to enforce its prior order, finding the DOL's remand decision failed to comply with the court's directives regarding section 13(c) certification of transit funding applications affected by California's PEPRA pension reform. The court also granted leave to file a supplemental complaint.
What Happened
The state of California sued the U.S. Department of Labor over how the agency was handling pension certification applications. The court had previously ordered the Department of Labor to reconsider these applications using specific instructions, but California argued that the agency wasn't properly following those court orders.
What the Court Decided
The court partially agreed with California. The judge found that the Department of Labor had indeed failed to adequately follow the court's earlier instructions on how to review the pension applications. However, the court stopped short of forcing the agency to reach any particular decision on the applications themselves. Instead, the court ordered the Department of Labor to go back and properly comply with the original instructions.
Why This Matters for Workers
This case shows that government agencies responsible for worker benefits and protections must follow court orders properly. When courts tell agencies how to review pension or benefit applications, those agencies can't take shortcuts or ignore the instructions. For workers whose pension benefits or other workplace protections depend on proper government oversight, this ruling reinforces that agencies must be held accountable when they don't do their jobs correctly.
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