29 CFR § 1988.115 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1988.115"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1988.115 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1988.115"
section_name: "Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1988"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 31307 OF THE MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT (MAP-21)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 30171; 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 13984, Mar. 16, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1988"
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# 1988.115 Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

In special circumstances not contemplated by the provisions of these rules, 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 MAP-21 requires.