29 CFR § 1987.115 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1987.115"
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title: "29 CFR § 1987.115 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1987.115"
section_name: "Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1987"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 399d; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (Jan. 18, 2012), 77 FR 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012); Secretary's Order No. 01-2020, 85 FR 13186 (March 6, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 22539, Apr. 18, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1987.115 Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

In special circumstances not contemplated by the provisions of the rules in 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 such orders that justice or the administration of FSMA requires.