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29 CFR § 1980.115 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1980.115"
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title: "29 CFR § 1980.115 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1980.115"
section_name: "Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1980"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 806 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, AS AMENDED"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "18 U.S.C. 1514A, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-203 (July 21, 2010); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 01-2012 (Jan. 18, 2012), 77 FR 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012); Secretary's Order No. 01-2020, 85 FR 13186 (March 6, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 11880, Mar. 5, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1980.115 Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

In special circumstances not contemplated by the provisions of this part, or for good cause shown, the ALJ or the ARB on review may, upon application, after three days notice to all parties, waive any rule or issue any orders that justice or the administration of the Act requires.