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American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Chao

D.D.C.January 22, 2004No. No. CIV.A. 03-2464(GK)Cited 2 times
Mixed ResultUnited States Department of Labor

Case Details

Judge(s)
Kessler
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
summary judgment
Circuit
DC Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

The court upheld the Secretary of Labor's authority to issue the labor organization financial reporting rule and found it reasonable and not arbitrary or capricious. However, the court enjoined the January 1, 2004 effective date as arbitrary and capricious, postponing implementation to July 1, 2004 or 90 days after fully tested software is available, whichever is later.

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