2-020.07C8b Appeal to Administrative Law Judges

The written decision may be appealed by any dissatisfied party within 20 days of the receipt of the Department’s written decision.  The appeal must be sent to the Office of Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of Labor, Vanguard Building, Room 600, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.  The appeal must contain:

1. The full name, address, and telephone number of the appellant;
2. The provisions of the Social Security Act or regulations believed to have been violated;
3. A copy of the original complaint filed with the Department; and
4. A copy of the Department's findings and decision regarding the appellant's complaint.

The appellant must send copies of the appeal and any brief in support of it to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  20210 and to the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20447.

The Department must certify and file with the Office of Administrative Law Judges the entire administrative record of the matter under appeal within 30 days of that office's request for it.

The Department must send copies of this record to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families.  The decision of the Office of Administrative Law Judges is the final decision of the Secretary of Labor on the appeal and must be transmitted to the parties to the appeal, the Department, and the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, for appropriate action.