# 29 CFR § 1983.100: Purpose and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.100

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1983.100
- **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 1983—PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008 > Subpart A—Complaints, Investigations, Findings and Preliminary Orders

## Text

(a) This part implements procedures of the employee protection provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), 15 U.S.C. 2087. CPSIA provides for employee protection from retaliation because the employee has engaged in protected activity pertaining to consumer product safety.
(b) This part establishes procedures under CPSIA for the expeditious handling of retaliation complaints filed by employees, or by persons acting on their behalf. These rules, together with those codified at 29 CFR part 18, set forth the procedures under CPSIA for submission of complaints, investigations, issuance of findings and preliminary orders, objections to findings and orders, litigation before administrative law judges (ALJs), post-hearing administrative review, and withdrawals and settlements.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 1983.100 § 1983.100 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.100.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.101 § 1983.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.101.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.102 § 1983.102 Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.102.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.103 § 1983.103 Filing of retaliation complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.103.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.104 § 1983.104 Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.104.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.105 § 1983.105 Issuance of findings and preliminary orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.105.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.106 § 1983.106 Objections to the findings and the preliminary order and requests for a hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.106.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.107 § 1983.107 Hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.107.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.108 § 1983.108 Role of Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.108.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.109 § 1983.109 Decision and orders of the administrative law judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.109.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.110 § 1983.110 Decision and orders of the Administrative Review Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.110.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.111 § 1983.111 Withdrawal of complaints, findings, objections, and petitions for review; settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.111.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.112 § 1983.112 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.112.md)
- [29 CFR § 1983.113 § 1983.113 Judicial enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1983.113.md)

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