# 29 CFR § 1979.100: Purpose and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.100

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1979.100
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to 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

## Text

(a) This part implements procedures under section 519 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, 49 U.S.C. 42121 (“AIR21”), which provides for employee protection from discrimination by air carriers or contractors or subcontractors of air carriers because the employee has engaged in protected activity pertaining to a violation or alleged violation of any order, regulation, or standard of the Federal Aviation Administration or any other provision of Federal law relating to air carrier safety.
(b) This part establishes procedures pursuant to AIR21 for the expeditious handling of discrimination complaints made by employees, or by persons acting on their behalf. These rules, together with those rules codified at 29 CFR part 18, set forth the procedures for submission of complaints under AIR21, investigations, issuance of findings and preliminary orders, objections to findings and orders, litigation before administrative law judges, post-hearing administrative review, and withdrawals and settlements.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 1979.100 § 1979.100 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.100.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.101 § 1979.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.101.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.102 § 1979.102 Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.102.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.103 § 1979.103 Filing of discrimination complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.103.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.104 § 1979.104 Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.104.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.105 § 1979.105 Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.105.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.106 § 1979.106 Objections to the findings and the preliminary order and request for a hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.106.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.107 § 1979.107 Hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.107.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.108 § 1979.108 Role of Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.108.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.109 § 1979.109 Decision and orders of the administrative law judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.109.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.110 § 1979.110 Decision and orders of the Administrative Review Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.110.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.111 § 1979.111 Withdrawal of complaints, objections, and findings; settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.111.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.112 § 1979.112 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.112.md)
- [29 CFR § 1979.113 § 1979.113 Judicial enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1979.113.md)

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