1290-AA36 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1290 Office of the Secretary OS 1200 Department of Labor DOL Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) E-Filing

The Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) at 29 CFR part 18A govern practice and procedure in proceedings before United States Department of Labor administrative law judges. The Department proposes to revise these rules to support the Department’s initiative to implement a dedicated eFile/eServe system.  This system will require attorneys and non-attorney representatives, and encourage unrepresented parties, to file documents with OALJ and the Department’s adjudicatory boards in digital format.  The amendments will also support the National Archives and Records Administration’s strategic plan to accept records only in electronic format by December 21, 2022.  In addition, the Department proposes to revise the rules to provide advance notice to parties of the expected manner of a hearing or prehearing conference, whether in-person, by telephone, by videoconference, or by other means.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 29 CFR 18A 5 U.S.C. 301 5 U.S.C. 551 to 553 5 U.S.C. 571 (note) E.O. 12778 (57 FR 7292) No NPRM 01/11/2021 86 FR 1862 NPRM Comment Period End 02/10/2021 Direct Final Rule 02/18/2021 86 FR 1768 Direct Final Rule; Withdrawal 02/25/2021 86 FR 11426 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 03/17/2021 86 FR 14559 NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/01/2021 Final Rule 08/00/2023 No None No No No No Alyssa Kaercher General Counsel 1290 Office of the Secretary OS 202 693-7347 kaercher.alyssa.j@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-4325, Washington DC 20210