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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 29  

Labor

 

Chapter I  

Office of the Secretary of Labor

 

 

Part 18  

Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges

 

 

 

Subpart A  

General


29 CFR 18.4 - Time computations.

  • Section Number: 18.4
  • Section Name: Time computations.

    (a) Generally. In computing any period of time under these rules or 


in an order issued hereunder the time begins with the day following the 


act, event, or default, and includes the last day of the period, unless 


it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday observed by the Federal 


Government in which case


the time period includes the next business day. When the period of time 


prescribed is seven (7) days or less, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, 


and holidays shall be excluded in the computation.


    (b) Date of entry of orders. In computing any period of time 


involving the date of the entry of an order, the date of entry shall be 


the date the order is served by the Chief Docket Clerk.


    (c) Computation of time for delivery by mail. (1) Documents are not 


deemed filed until received by the Chief Clerk at the Office of 


Administrative Law Judges. However, when documents are filed by mail, 


five (5) days shall be added to the prescribed period.


    (2) Service of all documents other than complaints is deemed 


effected at the time of mailing.


    (3) Whenever a party has the right or is required to take some 


action within a prescribed period after the service of a pleading, 


notice, or other document upon said party, and the pleading, notice or 


document is served upon said party by mail, five (5) days shall be added 


to the prescribed period.


    (d) Filing or service by facsimile. Filing or service by facsimile 


(fax) is effective upon receipt of the entire document by the receiving 


facsimile machine. For purposes of filings by facsimile the time printed 


on the transmission by the facsimile equipment constitutes the date 


stamp of the Chief Docket Clerk.


[48 FR 32538, July 15, 1983, as amended at 59 FR 41877, Aug. 15, 1994]
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