---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 18.101"
title: "29"
number: "18.101"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/18.101"
---

# §18.101. Scope.


These rules govern formal adversarial adjudications of the United States Department of Labor conducted before a presiding officer.

- (a) Which are required by Act of Congress to be determined on the record after opportunity for an administrative agency hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. [554](/usc/5/554.md), [556](/usc/5/556.md) and [557](/usc/5/557.md), or
- (b) Which by United States Department of Labor regulation are conducted in conformance with the foregoing provisions, to the extent and with the exceptions stated in [§ 18.1101](/cfr/29/18.1101.md). Presiding officer, referred to in these rules as the judge, means an Administrative Law Judge, an agency head, or other officer who presides at the reception of evidence at a hearing in such an adjudication.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 55 FR 13219, Apr. 9, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 551-553; 5 U.S.C. 571 note; E.O. 12778; 57 FR 7292.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 32538, July 15, 1983, unless otherwise noted.