The Division of Workers' Compensation laid off four
administrative law judges and declined to fill a fifth vacancy.
Hill claimed in court filings that the SEC won 90 percent of its cases in front of their in-house
administrative law judges between October 2010 and March 2015.
There are 937,600 cases pending before
administrative law judges, according agency statistics.
(7) This is problematic because
Administrative Law Judges often cite the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when ruling on Longshore or Defense Base Act discovery issues.
Chief
Administrative Law Judge Susan Biro held an administrative hearing in December 2011, where both sides presented expert witnesses and additional evidence.
Pierce, Jr., the $2.1 billion in benefits granted by
administrative law judge Charles Bridges was incorrectly characterized as being for a one-year period.
Once an investigation is instituted, the chief
administrative law judge assigns an
administrative law judge to preside over the proceedings and to render an "initial determination" as to whether [section]337 has been violated.
740, the "Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act," would add two more
administrative law judges to the three-panel Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), which hears appeals of violations.
The third bill adds two more
administrative law judges to the three-member Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, which hears appeals of violations.
Further, federal district court judges, endowed with life tenure, appear to be more independent-minded than the appointed, limited-term
administrative law judges assigned to the SEC, and accounting firm defendants have full access to discovery in an injunction action, a privilege not given to them in administrative proceedings.
Administrative law judges hear cases, find the facts and apply the law, just like in a trial, but these proceedings are referred to as "adjudications" or "adjudicatory proceedings" or "hearings."
The company favors a system that reforms the rating procedure so
administrative law judges, rather than officials who are subject to political pressures, make the final decision on rates.