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HOFFMAN PLASTIC COMPOUNDS, INC. v. NLRB

No. 00-1595.

535 U.S. 137 (2002)

122 S.Ct. 1275

152 L.Ed.2d 271

HOFFMAN PLASTIC COMPOUNDS, INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan D. McCortney argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Maurice Baskin.

Paul R. Q. Wolfson argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Arthur F. Rosenfeld, John H. Ferguson, Norton J. Come, and John Emad Arbab.*

Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) awarded backpay to an undocumented alien who has never been legally authorized to work in the United States. We hold that such relief is foreclosed by federal immigration policy, as expressed by Congress in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).

Petitioner Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. (petitioner...

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