---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 500.223"
title: "29"
number: "500.223"
heading: "Caption of proceeding."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/500.223"
---

# §500.223. Caption of proceeding.

- (a) Each administrative proceeding instituted under the Act and these regulations shall be captioned in the name of the person requesting such hearing, and shall be styled as follows:
- (b) For the purposes of such administrative proceeding the “Secretary of Labor” shall be identified as plaintiff and the person requesting such hearing shall be named as respondent.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 97-470, 96 Stat. 2583 (29 U.S.C. 1801-1872); Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat 584.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 36741, Aug. 12, 1983, unless otherwise noted.