---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1603.202"
title: "29"
number: "1603.202"
heading: "Administrative law judge."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1603.202"
---

# §1603.202. Administrative law judge.


The administrative law judge shall have all the powers necessary to conduct fair, expeditious, and impartial hearings as provided in [5 U.S.C. 556(c)](/usc/5/556.md?p=c). In addition, the administrative law judge shall have the power to:

- (a) Change the time, place, or date of the hearing;
- (b) Enter a default decision against a party failing to appear at a hearing unless the party shows good cause by contacting the administrative law judge either prior to the hearing or within 2 days after the scheduled hearing and presenting arguments as to why the party or the party's representative could not appear; and
- (c) Take any appropriate action authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. appendix).

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 17543, Apr. 10, 1997, as amended at 89 FR 47852, June 4, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000e-12 and-16c; 42 U.S.C. 2000ff-6(b); 42 U.S.C. 2000gg-2(d).

### Source

Source: 62 FR 17543, Apr. 10, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 17543, Apr. 10, 1997, as amended at 89 FR 47852, June 4, 2024]