# 29 C.F.R. § 1991.101 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 1991.101 (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 1991: PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER THE CRIMINAL ANTITRUST ANTI-RETALIATION ACT (CAARA) / Subpart A: Complaints, Investigations, Findings, and Preliminary Orders / § 1991.101: § 1991.101   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this part:
Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom the Assistant Secretary delegates authority under CAARA.
Antitrust laws
means section 1 or 3 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 or 3).
Business days
means days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
CAARA
means the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, Public Law 116-257, 134 Stat. 1147 (December 23, 2020) (codified at 15 U.S.C. 7a-3).
Complainant
means the covered individual who filed a CAARA complaint or on whose behalf a complaint was filed.
Covered individual
means an employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of an employer and includes an individual presently or formerly working for, an individual applying to work for, or an individual whose employment could be affected by, another person.
DOJ
means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Employer
means a person, or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of such person.
Federal Government
means a Federal regulatory or law enforcement agency; or any Member of Congress or committee of Congress.
OSHA
means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
Person
has the same meaning as in 15 U.S.C. 12(a) and includes individuals as well as corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
Respondent
means the person named in the complaint who is alleged to have violated CAARA.
Secretary
means the Secretary of Labor.

## Nearby sections

- [29 C.F.R. § 1991.100 (2026) § 1991.100   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1991_S1991_100.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1991.101 (2026) § 1991.101   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1991_S1991_101.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1991.102 (2026) § 1991.102   Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1991_S1991_102.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1991.103 (2026) § 1991.103   Filing of retaliation complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1991_S1991_103.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1991.104 (2026) § 1991.104   Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1991_S1991_104.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 1991.105 (2026) § 1991.105   Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P1991_S1991_105.md)

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