---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 801.401"
title: "20"
number: "801.401"
heading: "Representation before the Board."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/801.401"
---

# §801.401. Representation before the Board.


On any issues requiring representation of the Secretary, the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, a deputy commissioner, or an administrative law judge before the Board, such representation shall be provided by attorneys designated by the Solicitor of Labor. Representation of all other persons before the Board shall be as provided by the rules of practice and procedure promulgated under [§ 801.302](/cfr/20/801.302.md) (see [part 802](/cfr/20/part802.md) of this chapter).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary of Labor's Order 38-72, 38 FR 90, January 3, 1973.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 27290, July 20, 1987, unless otherwise noted.