Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2) 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1614.101(a) 29 C.F.R. § 1614.303 29 C.F.R. § 1614.310 Supreme Court 425 U.S. 840, 863 Circuit Courts 548 F.2d 301, 304 777 F.2d 1526, 1533-1535 846 F.2d 1521, 1524 983 F.2d 177, 180-181 281 F.3d 1099, 1106 321 F.3d 1001, 1009 328 F.3d 619, 623-625 500 F.3d 1099, 1105 510 F.3d 1191, 1193 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)