Administrator, Wage and Hour Div., USDOL v. G Farms, LLC (agency decision, September 20, 2021)

Plain-English summary

The Wage and Hour Division Administrator was the prosecuting party in a case against G Farms, LLC and Santiago Gonzalez. The respondents had an appeal pending before the Administrative Review Board. They submitted a notice withdrawing that appeal on September 10, 2021. The Board granted the withdrawal and dismissed their petition for review. This one-page order does not describe the underlying allegations or resolve them on the merits.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: The order cites no statute or program-specific regulation.
• Outcome: Respondents' petition for review dismissed after withdrawal.
• Key point: The Board ended the appeal in response to the respondents' own withdrawal notice without addressing the underlying dispute.

Full text (DOL official public release)

U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210-0001

IN THE MATTER OF:



ADMINISTRATOR, WAGE                          ARB CASE NO. 2021-0040
AND HOUR DIVISION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,                         ALJ CASE NO. 2018-TAE-00034

            PROSECUTING PARTY,               DATE: September 20, 2021

      v.

G FARMS, LLC, AND SANTIAGO
GONZALEZ,

            RESPONDENTS.

Before: James D. McGinley, Chief Administrative Appeals Judge, and
Thomas H. Burrell, Administrative Appeals Judge


               ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENTS’ NOTICE
                    OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL

      PER CURIAM. On September 10, 2021, the Administrative Review Board
(Board) received the Respondents’ notice to withdraw their pending appeal. For this
reason, the Respondents’ petition for review is DISMISSED.

SO ORDERED.