United States Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs v. Patriot Steel, LLC (agency decision, September 24, 2019)

Plain-English summary

The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs brought an Executive Order 11246 case against Patriot Steel. An ALJ issued a recommended decision and default judgment on July 25, 2019. No party filed exceptions, and the deadlines for exceptions or extensions expired. The Board adopted the ALJ's decision and factual findings as its final administrative order, directed the parties to comply with it, and closed the case. The released Board text does not state the specific terms of the underlying default judgment.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authority: 41 C.F.R. § 60-30.28
• Outcome: Unopposed recommended default judgment adopted as the final administrative order; case closed.
• Key point: When no party timely files exceptions, the Board may adopt the ALJ's recommended default judgment as its final order.

Full text (DOL official public release)

U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210

  In the Matter of:


  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT                              ARB CASE NO.         2019-0086
  OF LABOR, OFFICE OF FEDERAL
  CONTRACT COMPLIANCE                                   ALJ CASE NO.         2019-OFC-00001
  PROGRAMS,
                                                        DATE: September 24, 2019
                  PLAINTIFF,

         v.

  PATRIOT STEEL, LLC,

                  DEFENDANT.


                            FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

         On September 25, 2019, the Administrative Review Board (Board) received
  the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) Recommended Decision and Order of Default
  Judgment, dated July 25, 2019, along with the record in this matter. 1 No party has
  filed any exceptions with the Board, and the time has passed for the filing of
  exceptions or extensions of time to file exceptions to the ALJ’s decision. 2 As such,
  the Recommended Decision and Order of Default Judgment, dated July 25, 2019,
  and the findings of fact therein, are hereby ADOPTED as the Final Administrative
  Order in this matter and the parties are directed to comply therewith. A copy of the
  ALJ’s Order is attached. Accordingly, this case is hereby CLOSED.

                             ~ SIGNATURE ON NEXT PAGE ~


  1       The Administrative Law Judge’s decision arose under Executive Order 11246 (30 Fed. Reg.
  12319 (Sep. 24, 1965)), as amended. The Executive Order’s implementing regulations are found at 41
  C.F.R. Parts 60-1 through 60-50 (2018).
  2      41 C.F.R. § 60-30.28.

  FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD:



  William T. Barto
  Chief Administrative Appeals Judge