1 The ALJ issues only recommended
decisions which are then forwarded to me for the issuance of a final order, 29 C.F.R.
§ 24.6(a) (1989).
2 The ERA, 42 U.S.C. §
5851(b)(2)(A), provides that "the
Secretary shall, unless the proceeding on the complaint is
terminated by the Secretary on the basis of a settlement entered
into by the Secretary . . . issue an order either providing the
relief prescribed by subparagraph B or denying the complaint."
(emphasis added).