Reading Room Document

Designation of Acting General Counsel for the Federal Labor Relations Authority

This document discusses the issue of designating an Acting General Counsel for the Federal Labor Relations Authority. It concludes that the President has the authority to make such a designation, based on statutory interpretation. The questions presented for review include whether the lack of a General Counsel hampers the operations of the Authority, and whether the President retains the power to make an interim designation under the Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, despite the subsequent Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. Additionally, the document addresses the applicability of the Vacancy Act to the situation at hand.

March 14, 1979