This collection contains general texts, statutes and regulations relevant to administrative law judge proceedings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
Morell E. Mullins, Professor of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Manual for Administrative Law Judges
(2001 Interim Internet Edition)
Attorney General's Manual on the Administrative
Procedure Act (USDOJ 1947)
Decisions related to ALJ immunity:
Butz v. Economou , 438 U.S. 478 (1978) HTML |PDF
Tyler v. USDOL , No. 00-2163(GK) (D.D.C. Feb. 1, 2001) HTML | PDF
Olsen v. Herman , No. 00-3165 (N.D.Ca. Oct. 31, 2001) HTML | PDF
State sovereign immunity bars agency from adjudicating private party's complaint against a nonconsenting State
FMC v. South Carolina State Ports Authority , No. 01-46 (U.S. May 28, 2002) (slip opinion) PDF
Privacy Act -- Systems of Records
All Department of Labor Systems
DOL/OALJ-1--Office of Administrative Law Judges Case Tracking System
DOL/OALJ-2--Office of Administrative Law Judges Case Files
DOL/OALJ-3--Contract List
DOL/OALJ-4--Notification List
Privacy Act -- Showing of Actual Damages Required for Minimum Statutory Award
Doe v. Chao , No. 00-2292 (4th Cir. Sept. 20, 2002)PDF | HTML
Doe v. Chao, U.S. , No. 02-1377 (U.S. Feb. 24, 2004)PDF | HTML
For texts relating to the Freedom of
Information Act and the Privacy Act, see FOIA Page
CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 500 .
Administrative practice; general provisions.
§ 501 .
Advertising practice; restrictions.
§ 502 .
Administrative practice; Reserves and National Guardsmen.
§ 503 . Witness
fees and allowances.
§ 504 . Costs and
fees of parties.
SUBCHAPTER II - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
§ 551 .
Definitions.
§ 552 . Public
information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings.
§ 552a . Records
about individuals.
§ 552b . Open
meetings.
§ 553 . Rule
making.
§ 554 .
Adjudications.
§ 555 . Ancillary
matters.
§ 556 . Hearings;
presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record
as basis of decision.
§ 557 . Initial
decisions; conclusiveness; review by agency; submissions by parties;
contents of decisions; record.
§ 558 .
Imposition of sanctions; determination of applications for licenses;
suspension, revocation, and expiration of licenses.
§ 559 . Effect on
other laws; effect of subsequent statute.
SUBCHAPTER IV - ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
§ 571. Definitions.
§ 572. General authority.
§ 573. Neutrals.
§ 574. Confidentiality.
§ 575. Authorization of
arbitration.
§ 576. Enforcement of arbitration
agreements.
§ 577. Arbitrators.
§ 578. Authority of the arbitrator.
§ 579. Arbitration proceedings.
§ 580. Arbitration awards.
§ 581. Judicial Review.
§ 582. Compliation of Information
(Repealed).
§ 583. Support services.
§ 584. Authorization of
appropriations.
CHAPTER 7 - JUDICIAL REVIEW
§ 701 .
Application; definitions.
§ 702 . Right of
review.
§ 703 . Form and
venue of proceeding.
§ 704 . Actions
reviewable.
§ 705 . Relief
pending review.
§ 706 . Scope of
review.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
JUDGES
§ 1215 .
Disciplinary action.
§ 1305 .
Administrative law judges.
§ 3105 .
Appointment of administrative law judges.
§ 3323 .
Automatic separations; reappointment; reemployment of annuitants.
§ 3344 .
Details; administrative law judges.
§ 3502 . Order
of retention.
§ 4301 .
Definitions.
§ 5372 .
Administrative law judges.
§ 7521 . Actions
against administrative law judges.
Appointment, Pay, and Removal
of Administrative Law Judges, 5 CFR Part 930, Subpart B
930.201 Coverage.
930.202 Definitions.
930.203 Examination.
930.203a Appointment.
930.203b Title of
administrative law judge.
930.204 Promotion.
930.205 Reassignment.
930.206 Transfer.
930.207 Reinstatement.
930.208 Restoration.
930.209 Detail and
assignment to other duties.
930.210 Pay.
930.211 Performance
rating.
930.212 Rotation of
administrative law judges.
930.213 Use of administrative
law judges on detail from other agencies.
930.214 Actions against
administrative law judges.
930.215 Reduction in
force.
930.216 Temporary
reemployment: senior administrative law judges.
OALJ Rules of Practice
Final Rule, Revision of DOL FOIA Regulations , 71 Fed. Reg. 30761 (May 30, 2006)
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, was amended by the
Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, P.L. No. 104-231, 110 Stat. 2411,
which were signed into law on October 2, 1996.
Summary of the amendments:
Department of Justice, Office of Information and Privacy FOIA Update , Vol.
XVII, No. 4, Fall 1996. Markup showing the full
text of 5 U.S.C. § 552 , as amended