# 29 CFR § 24.108: Role of Federal agencies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-24.108

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 24.108
- **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 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 B—Litigation

## Text

(a)(1) The complainant and the respondent will be parties in every proceeding. At the Assistant Secretary's discretion, he or she may participate as a party or participate as amicus curiae at any time at any stage of the proceeding. 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 respondent.
(2) Copies of documents 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.
(b) The Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy, if interested in a proceeding, may participate as amicus curiae at any time in the proceedings, at the respective agency's discretion. At the request of the interested Federal agency, copies of all pleadings in a case must be sent to the Federal agency, whether or not the agency is participating in the proceeding.

## 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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