administrative agency

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The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created an administrative agency inside the government to hear complaints from federal workers who say they have been wrongly demoted or discharged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Alan Morrison, a law professor at The George Washington University, said if the high court eliminates administrative agency proceedings, it would increase stress on Article III courts.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Also in August, a different state administrative agency declined to review a Tesla complaint arguing that the Civil Rights Department was suing businesses without conducting thorough investigations.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2023

The most recent information provided by Oregon’s administrative agency is from Monday, when 11%, or 4,281 state workers, had been granted religious exemptions.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2021

These commissions should be constituted partly as bureaus of information and publicity, and partly as an administrative agency to secure the effective enforcement of the law.

From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David