---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 6.41"
title: "29"
number: "6.41"
heading: "Referral to Chief Administrative Law Judge."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/6.41"
---

# §6.41. Referral to Chief Administrative Law Judge.

- (a) Upon timely receipt of a request for a hearing under [§ 4.12](/cfr/29/4.12.md) of [part 4](/cfr/29/part4.md) or [§ 5.12](/cfr/29/5.12.md) of [part 5 of this title](/cfr/29/part5.md), where the Administrator has determined that relevant facts are in dispute, or on his/her own motion, the Administrator shall refer the case to the Chief Administrative Law Judge by Order of Reference, to which shall be attached a copy of any findings of the Administrator and response thereto, for designation of an Administrative Law Judge to conduct such hearings as may be necessary to decide the disputed matters. A copy of the Order of Reference and attachments thereto shall be served upon the person or firm requesting the hearing, if any and upon the respondents.
- (b) The findings of the Administrator and response thereto shall be given the effect of a complaint and answer, respectively, for purposes of the administrative proceedings.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 4 and 5, 79 Stat. 1034, 1035 as amended by 86 Stat. 789, 790, 41 U.S.C. 353 and 354; 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorg. Plan No. 14 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1267, 5 U.S.C. Appendix; 46 Stat. 1494, as amended by 49 Stat. 1011, 78 Stat. 238, 40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7; 76 Stat. 357-359, 40 U.S.C. 327-332; 48 Stat. 948, as amended by 63 Stat. 108, 72 Stat. 967, 40 U.S.C. 276c.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 10627, Mar. 21, 1984, unless otherwise noted.