# 29 CFR § 1981.108: Role of Federal agencies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.108

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1981.108
- **Heading:** Role of Federal agencies
- **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 1981—PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE PIPELINE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2002 > Subpart B—Litigation

## Text

(a)(1) The complainant and the named person will be parties in every proceeding. At the Assistant Secretary's discretion, the Assistant Secretary may participate as a party or as amicus curiae at any time at any stage of the proceedings. This right to participate includes, but is not limited to, the right to petition for review of a decision of an administrative law judge, including a decision approving or rejecting a settlement agreement between the complainant and the named person.
(2) Copies of pleadings in all cases, whether or not the Assistant Secretary is participating in the proceeding, must be sent to the Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and to the Associate Solicitor, Division of Fair Labor Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210.
(b) The Secretary of Transportation may participate as amicus curiae at any time in the proceedings, at the Secretary of Transportation's discretion. At the request of the Secretary of Transportation, copies of all pleadings in a case must be sent to the Secretary of Transportation, whether or not the Secretary of Transportation is participating in the proceeding.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 1981.100 § 1981.100 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.100.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.101 § 1981.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.101.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.102 § 1981.102 Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.102.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.103 § 1981.103 Filing of discrimination complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.103.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.104 § 1981.104 Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.104.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.105 § 1981.105 Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.105.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.106 § 1981.106 Objections to the findings and the preliminary order and request for a hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.106.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.107 § 1981.107 Hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.107.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.108 § 1981.108 Role of Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.108.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.109 § 1981.109 Decision and orders of the administrative law judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.109.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.110 § 1981.110 Decision and orders of the Administrative Review Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.110.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.111 § 1981.111 Withdrawal of complaints, objections, and findings; settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.111.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.112 § 1981.112 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.112.md)
- [29 CFR § 1981.113 § 1981.113 Judicial enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1981.113.md)

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