# 29 CFR § 24.100: Purpose and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.100

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 24.100
- **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 A—Office of the Secretary of Labor > PART 24—PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROVISIONS OF SIX ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES AND SECTION 211 OF THE ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED > Subpart A—Complaints, Investigations, Issuance of Findings

## Text

(a) This part implements procedures under the employee protection (or “whistleblower”) provisions for which the Secretary of Labor has been given responsibility pursuant to the following Federal statutes: Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300j-9(i); Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1367; Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2622; Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6971; Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5851; and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9610.
(b) This part establishes procedures pursuant to the Federal statutory provisions listed in paragraph (a) of this section for the expeditious handling of retaliation 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 the Federal statutory provisions listed in paragraph (a) of this section, investigations, issuance of findings, objections to findings, litigation before administrative law judges (“ALJ”), issuance of decisions and orders, post-hearing administrative review, and withdrawals and settlements.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 24.100 § 24.100 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.100.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.101 § 24.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.101.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.102 § 24.102 Obligations and prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.102.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.103 § 24.103 Filing of retaliation complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.103.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.104 § 24.104 Investigation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.104.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.105 § 24.105 Issuance of findings and orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.105.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.106 § 24.106 Objections to the findings and order and request for a hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.106.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.107 § 24.107 Hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.107.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.108 § 24.108 Role of Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.108.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.109 § 24.109 Decision and orders of the administrative law judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.109.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.110 § 24.110 Decisions and orders of the Administrative Review Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.110.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.111 § 24.111 Withdrawal of complaints, objections, and petitions for review; settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.111.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.112 § 24.112 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.112.md)
- [29 CFR § 24.113 § 24.113 Judicial enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.113.md)

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