5 U.S.C. § 8145
Section 8145 · Administration
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 54 court decisions — leading case Mathirampuzha v. Potter (2008)
Most recently applied in Leonard Fuqua v. USPS (April 2020)
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The Secretary of Labor shall administer, and decide all questions arising under, this subchapter. He may—
(1) appoint employees to administer this subchapter; and
(2) delegate to any employee of the Department of Labor any of the powers conferred on him by this subchapter.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The last 20 words of former section 781 are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definition of “competitive service” in section 2102 and the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 concerning examination and certification for and appointment in the competitive service.
Administration of this subchapter was transferred to the Secretary of Labor by section 1 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, 64 Stat. 1271.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Processing of Claims Filed by District of Columbia Employees
See Pub. L. 93–198, title II, §204(e), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 783, set out as a note under section 8101 of this title.