ALJ Bench Book
The Administrative Law Judge Bench Book is a resource for judges during trials
when other resources are unavailable. It does not address issues that may arise
during decision writing, and is not a digest of substantive law.
The basic sources that govern Board trials are the National Labor Relations Act
(the Act), the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Board's Rules and
Regulations (Board's Rules), Statements of Procedure, and decisions, and the
Federal Rules of Evidence (Fed.R.Evid.) applicable in U.S. district courts, so
far as practicable. Useful information is also available in the NLRB's Classification
Outline and Index, particularly in Chapter 596 "Procedure in ULP
Proceedings," in Chapter 737 "Evidence," and in Chapter 700 "General Legal
Principles." Numbered references to the Classified Outline and Index appear
at appropriate places in the text.
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