Rules Concerning Discretionary Review by the Secretary

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• Document number: 2020-10909
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: May 20, 2020
• Effective: June 19, 2020
• Agency: Labor Department; Employment and Training Administration; Office of the Secretary; Wage and Hour Division; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

Official abstract

The Department of Labor is issuing this final rule to establish a system of discretionary secretarial review over cases pending before or decided by the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals and to make technical changes to Departmental regulations governing the timing and finality of decisions of the Administrative Review Board and the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals to ensure consistency with the new discretionary review processes established in this rule and in Secretary's Order 01-2020.

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