United States Ninth Circuit

In a dispute concerning negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement, a proposed provision that would provide compensation to IRS employees who are required to spend extra time commuting from home to a temporary work site is nonnegotiable where it is contrary to law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/04/2005
• Decided 08/12/2005
• Published 08/12/2005

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge., Before GOULD, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory O'Duden, General Counsel, Barbara A. Atkin, Deputy General Counsel, and Julie M. Wilson, Assistant Counsel, Washington, D.C., for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Smith, Solicitor, William R. Tobey, Deputy Solicitor, and David M. Shewchuk, Attorney, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.