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DOL/OS RIN: 1290-AA26 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges 
Abstract: The Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) govern practice and procedure in proceedings before United States Department of Labor administrative law judges. The regulations were first published as a final rule in 1983 and were modeled on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2012, requesting public comment on proposed revisions to and reorganization of these regulations. The revisions make the regulations more accessible and useful to parties. The revisions also harmonize administrative hearing procedures with the current FRCP and with the types of claims now heard by OALJ, which increasingly involve whistleblower and other workplace retaliation claims, in addition to a longstanding caseload of occupational disease and injury claims. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 18A     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    5 USC 551 to 557    5 USC 571 et seq    EO 12778    57 FR 7292   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/04/2012  77 FR 72141   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/03/2013 
Final Rule  11/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Todd Smyth
General Counsel
Department of Labor
Office of the Secretary
800 K Street NW, Suite 400 N,
Washington, DC 20001-8002
Phone:513 684-3252
Fax:202 693-7365
Email: smyth.todd@dol.gov