# 29 C.F.R. § 1979.101 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 1979.101 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 29 CFR: Labor / Chapter XVII: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 1979: PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 519 OF THE WENDELL H. FORD AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY / Subpart A: Complaints, Investigations, Findings and Preliminary Orders / § 1979.101: § 1979.101   Definitions.

## Text

Act
or
AIR21
means section 519 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, Public Law 106-181, April 5, 2000, 49 U.S.C. 42121.
Air carrier
means a citizen of the United States undertaking by any means, directly or indirectly, to provide air transportation.
Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom he or she delegates authority under the Act.
Complainant
means the employee who filed a complaint under the Act or on whose behalf a complaint was filed.
Contractor
means a company that performs safety-sensitive functions by contract for an air carrier.
Employee
means an individual presently or formerly working for an air carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier, an individual applying to work for an air carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier, or an individual whose employment could be affected by an air carrier or contractor or subcontractor of an air carrier.
Named person
means the person alleged to have violated the Act.
OSHA
means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
Person
means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, business trusts, legal representatives, or any group of persons.
Secretary
means the Secretary of Labor or persons to whom authority under the Act has been delegated.

## Nearby sections

- [29 C.F.R. § 1979.100 (2026) § 1979.100   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1979_S1979_100.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1979.101 (2026) § 1979.101   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1979_S1979_101.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1979.102 (2026) § 1979.102   Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1979_S1979_102.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1979.103 (2026) § 1979.103   Filing of discrimination complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1979_S1979_103.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1979.104 (2026) § 1979.104   Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1979_S1979_104.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1979.105 (2026) § 1979.105   Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1979_S1979_105.md)

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