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Fola Coal Company v. NLRB, 4th Cir. (2010)
Fola Coal Company v. NLRB, 4th Cir. (2010)
No. 09-1938
No. 09-2057
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD,
Petitioner,
v.
FOLA COAL COMPANY, d/b/a Powellton Coal Company,
Respondent.
Argued:
AGEE,
Decided:
Circuit
Judges,
for
and
July 2, 2010
HAMILTON,
enforcement
Senior
denied
by
PER CURIAM:
On
July
31,
2009,
two
members
of
the
National
Labor
LLC,
354
N.L.R.B
No.
60
(2009),
2009
WL
The
Company petitioned for judicial review -- and the NLRB crosspetitioned for enforcement -- of the agencys order.
In its appellate brief, the Company argued that 3(b) of
the National Labor Relations Act (Act) does not permit a twomember panel of the NLRB to exercise authority on behalf of the
agency.
On
June
17,
2010,
the
Supreme
Court
effectively
this
case
exceeded
the
agencys
authority
under
the
Act.
order,
and
remand
the
case
to
the
NLRB
for
proceedings