United States DC Circuit

Department of Labor's certification of an apprenticeship program to train replacement workers does not conflict with the National Labor Relations Act, and deference is accorded agency's interpretation of its own regulations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/13/2000
• Decided 12/22/2000
• Published 12/22/2000

Judges

• Before:  WILLIAMS, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William W. Osborne, Jr. argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.  Francis R. Sheed entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maurice Baskin argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Corporation., Edward D. Sieger, Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, argued the cause for the federal appellees.  Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence, Stacy M. Ludwig and Heather Jean Kelly, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, were on the brief.