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"Citenet is a search database that contains the Classified Index of NLRB Decisions and Related Court Decisions. CiteNet allows you to find a synopsis (“digest”) of relevant issues and the associated Classification Numbers for most published Board decisions and related Court decisions issued since February 1992 (Board Volume 306)."

"The National Labor Relations Board Decisions (NLRB) issues several types of documents including decisions, orders and advisory opinions of the full board. Also included are the decisions of the Administrative Law Judges. The NLRB selects the ALJ decisions it makes available, so it is possible that the NLRB file has ALJ decisions that were not ultimately escalated to the full Board. The ALJ coverage starts in 1997."

"The NLRB Regional Director Decisions (NLRBRD) are Directions of Elections (D&DEs) and Decisions and Orders (D&Os) are issued by Regional Directors after a petition for a representation election is filed, and a hearing is conducted. In a D&DE, the Regional Director concludes that the prerequisites to an election have been satisfied and directs that an election be conducted. In a D&O, these Decisions may be of interest to individuals and organizations researching NLRB policy and law relating to union representation elections."

"The Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issues advice memoranda (yy- C*-######) and general counsel memoranda (GC yy-##). The two types of advice memoranda released to the public include memoranda directing dismissal of the charge that are required to be released pursuant to NLRB v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 421 U.S. 132 (1975), and memoranda in closed cases that are not required by law to be released but are released in the General Counsel's discretion. Additionally, General Counsel memoranda (GC# yy-##) are issued to field offices and/or Washington offices by the General Counsel to provide policy guidance."

"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) eliminates discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age in hiring, promoting, firing, setting wages, testing, training, apprenticeship, and all other terms and conditions of employment. The Commission conducts investigations of alleged discrimination; makes determinations based on gathered evidence; attempts conciliation when discrimination has taken place; files lawsuits; and conducts voluntary assistance programs for employers, unions, and community organizations. The Commission also has oversight responsibility for all compliance and enforcement activities relating to equal employment opportunity among Federal employees and applicants, including discrimination against individuals with disabilities. It is this responsibility that is the subject of the EEOC Federal Sector decisions."

"The EEOC literature file contains the full-text of press releases, enforcement guidance, policy statements and memoranda of understanding issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The file also contains the full-text of Management Directive 110."

"AAA Employment Arbitration Awards (AAAEMP) provides full-text opinions from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) concerning a host of disputes arising in the workplace."

"AAA Labor Arbitration Awards (AAALAB) provides full-text opinions from the American Arbitration Association (AAA)."

"The National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) is an organization of Labor & Employment arbitrators in the United States and Canada. National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) L&E Arbitration Awards provides full-text labor (union) and employment (non-union) arbitration decisions from arbitrator members of the NAA."

"The National Mediation Board Decisions (NMB) has authority to mediate and settle labor disputes in the railroad and airline industries and has exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute concerning the representation of employees in these same industries. Information available includes the decisions, letters and rulings issued by the NMB from 1935 to present."

"The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) was established in 1987 to review denials of labor certification applications by Department of Labor certifying officers. 20 C.F.R. @ 656.26(a). BALCA also hears appeals of approvals and rejections of attestations of healthcare facilities. 20 C.F.R. @ 655.320. Moreover, individual members of the Board may be assigned cases involving labor certifications for temporary workers (H-2A, H-2B), labor condition applications for H-1B workers, and attestations by employers of F-1 students. 20 C.F.R. @ 655.112."

"The Claims Division, including the Claims Appeals Board, now performs some of the work once performed by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) in settling general claims by or against individuals and businesses. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) adjudicates industrial security clearance cases under DoD Directive 5220.6, which implements Executive Order 10865. These cases involve security clearances for Contractor personnel doing classified work for all DoD components."

"This Board is primarily an appellate agency. It has authority to decide administrative appeals and matters under administrative review. "

" United States Department of Labor Secretary of Labor (SECLAB) in April, 1996, the Secretary of Labor created the Administrative Review Board to consolidate the Wage Appeals Board, the Office of Administrative Appeals and the Board of Service Contract Appeals. In doing so, it gave the new Board authority to handle certain appeals from administrative decisions once delegated to these separate entities. This file contains decisions issued by the Secretary of Labor prior to the Board's creation in April, 1996. In addition, this file contains selected decisions from the Office of Administrative Appeals."

"Contains decisions from the Board of Service Contract Appeals. As of May, 1996, the Board's authority was canceled. These decisions are now issued by the Administrative Review Board."

"United States Department of Labor Wage Appeals Board (WAB) contains decisions from the Wage Appeals Board and related decisions from the Office of Administrative Law Judge. As of May, 1996, the Board's authority was canceled. These decisions are now issued by the Administrative Review Board."

"The Benefits Review Board is a nine-member quasi-judicial body, with exclusive jurisdiction to consider and decide appeals raising substantial questions of law or fact, from decisions of Administrative Law judges, with respect to cases arising under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions and the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972. The board exercises the same review authority that the United States District Courts formerly held in these areas of the law prior to the 1972 amendments to both acts."

"The Benefits Review Board Service Longshore Reporter contains the full text of the Benefits Review Board decisions. It has completed headnote texts of all longshore BRB opinions and decisions, selected ALJ decisions, and all court opinions on appeal from the BRB with fully keyed digest to all these sources."

"Department of Labor ERISA Opinion Letters (ERISA) Advisory opinions and Information Letters from The Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration, formerly the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration."

"The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Opinion Letters (PBGC file) includes opinion letters issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) from November, 1974, to December, 2002 (with a single letter from 2008). PBGC is a government agency which guarantees private pension benefits."

"Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCPD) this source contains decisions on complaints of discrimination initiated by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and rendered by the Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges."

"Department of Labor Sarbanes-Oxley Act Decisions (DOLSOX) from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges, the decisions included in this source interpret the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Act encourages employees of publicly traded companies to provide information about fraud committed against shareholders to federal agencies, Congress, or anyone with supervisory authority over the employee."

"Written in response to an employer's request, an opinion letter is the agency's ruling regarding the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to a particular set of facts. The Wage and Hour Division enforces Federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Division also enforces the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, wage garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and a number of employment standards and worker protections as provided in several immigration related statutes. Additionally, the Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act and other statutes applicable to Federal contracts for construction and for the provision of goods and services. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Secretary of Labor is authorized to bring suits to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation, and any money recovered must be paid directly to the aggrieved employee. Anyone who willfully violates the FLSA may be prosecuted by the Attorney General in addition to being sued for legal and equitable relief by either the Department of Labor or aggrieved employees."

Office of Personnel Management -- "The Digest of Significant Classification Decisions and Opinions file contains summaries of decisions and opinions which have Governmentwide applicability. Digest items cover topics relevant to the General Schedule and Federal Wage System. It is designed to aid classifiers in exercising their judgment; Digest items do not supersede or supplement classification standards and do not constitute caselaw."

"The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) oversees the federal service labor-management relations program and administers the law that protects the right of federal employees to organize, bargain collectively, and to participate in labor organizations of their own choosing. Information available includes the full text of any orders, decisions or advisory opinions issued by a FLRA Administrative Law Judge which the FLRA made publicly available."

"The Federal Labor Relations Authority Decisions (FLRA) oversees the federal service labor-management relations program and administers the law that protects the right of federal employees to organize, bargain collectively, and to participate in labor organizations of their own choosing. Information available includes the full text of any orders, decisions or advisory opinions issued by the FLRA, since its inception in 1979."

"The Federal Service Impasses Panel Decisions (FSIP) is assigned the function of providing assistance in resolving negotiation impasses between agencies and unions. Information available includes the decisions, orders and recommendations of the FSIP, from 1/79 to present."

"Prior to 1971, employee grievances in the foreign affairs agencies were handled informally within the agencies. The first formal grievance system covering Foreign Service members of the three principal foreign affairs agencies -- the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and the United States Information Agency -- was established under Executive Order 11636 of December 24, 1971."

"The Merit Systems Protection Board is an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the Executive branch that serves as the guardian of Federal merit systems. The Board was established by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, which was codified by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA), Public Law No. 95-454. The CSRA, which became effective January 11, 1979, replaced the Civil Service Commission with three new independent agencies: Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which manages the Federal work force; Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which oversees Federal labor-management relations; and, the Board."