5 CFR § 2429.13 - Official time for witnesses.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2429.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 2429.13 - Official time for witnesses."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2429.13"
section_name: "Official time for witnesses."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "2429"
part_name: "MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 7134; § 2429.18 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2112(a)."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 3516, Jan. 17, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2429"
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# 2429.13 Official time for witnesses.
If the participation of any employee in any phase of any proceeding before the Authority, including the investigation of unfair labor practice charges and representation petitions and the participation in hearings and representation elections, is deemed necessary by the Authority, the General Counsel, any Administrative Law Judge, Regional Director, Hearing Officer, or other agent of the Authority designated by the Authority, the employee shall be granted official time for such participation, including necessary travel time, as occurs during the employee's regular work hours and when the employee would otherwise be in a work or paid leave status.
[62 FR 40923, July 31, 1997]