---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 18.71"
title: "29"
number: "18.71"
heading: "Approval of settlement or consent findings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/18.71"
---

# §18.71. Approval of settlement or consent findings.

- (a) **Motion for approval of settlement agreement.** When the applicable statute or regulation requires it, the parties must submit a settlement agreement for the judge's review and approval.
- (b) **Motion for consent findings and order.** Parties may file a motion to accept and adopt consent findings. Any agreement that contains consent findings and an order that disposes of all or part of a matter must include:
  - (1) A statement that the order has the same effect as one made after a full hearing;
  - (2) A statement that the order is based on a record that consists of the paper that began the proceeding (such as a complaint, order of reference, or notice of administrative determination), as it may have been amended, and the agreement;
  - (3) A waiver of any further procedural steps before the judge; and
  - (4) A waiver of any right to challenge or contest the validity of the order entered into in accordance with the agreement.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 80 FR 28785, May 19, 2015, 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.