# 29 CFR § 24.101: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.101

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 24.101
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **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

Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health or the person or persons to whom he or she delegates authority under any of the statutes listed in § 24.100(a).
Business days means days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Complainant means the employee who filed a complaint under any of the statutes listed in § 24.100(a) or on whose behalf a complaint was filed.
OSHA means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
Respondent means the employer named in the complaint, who is alleged to have violated any of the statutes listed in § 24.100(a).
Secretary means the Secretary of Labor or persons to whom authority under any of the statutes listed in § 24.100(a) has been delegated.

## 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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