{ "id": "RS21186", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RS21186", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 103034, "date": "2002-04-03", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:12:42.044941", "title": "Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB and Backpay Awards to Undocumented Aliens", "summary": "This report discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds\nv. NLRB ,\na case involving whether backpay may be awarded to an undocumented alien because his employer\nviolated the National Labor Relations Act. The report reviews the relevant facts of the case and\ndiscusses both the majority and dissenting opinions. The Court's conclusion that federal immigration\npolicy restricts the National Labor Relations Board from awarding backpay to an undocumented alien\ncould result in legislation. This report will be updated in accordance with such legislative activity.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RS21186", "sha1": "f41b4f19fb6fc65c5be41d94a0b28cb6ccab6129", "filename": "files/20020403_RS21186_f41b4f19fb6fc65c5be41d94a0b28cb6ccab6129.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20020403_RS21186_f41b4f19fb6fc65c5be41d94a0b28cb6ccab6129.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law" ] }