---
kind: "unit"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Employees' Benefits"
key: "chIV/part501"
level: "part"
label: "Part 501"
heading: "Rules of Procedure"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/chIV-part501"
sections_count: 9
---

# Part 501 — Rules of Procedure

Title 20 C.F.R. — Employees' Benefits › Chapter IV — Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of Labor

## Sections

- [§501.1. Definitions.](/cfr/20/501.1.md)
- [§501.2. Scope and applicability of rules; composition and jurisdiction of the Board.](/cfr/20/501.2.md)
- [§501.3. Notice of Appeal.](/cfr/20/501.3.md)
- [§501.4. Case record; inspection; submission of pleadings and motions.](/cfr/20/501.4.md)
- [§501.5. Oral argument.](/cfr/20/501.5.md)
- [§501.6. Decisions and orders.](/cfr/20/501.6.md)
- [§501.7. Petition for reconsideration.](/cfr/20/501.7.md)
- [§501.8. Clerk of the Office of the Appellate Boards; docket of proceedings; records.](/cfr/20/501.8.md)
- [§501.9. Representation; appearances and fees.](/cfr/20/501.9.md)