USDOL/OALJ: Cross-Referencing Chart for 29 C.F.R. Part 18, Subpart A (2015)

Cross-Referencing Chart: Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges
29 C.F.R. Part 18, Subpart A (2015).

In May 2015, a final rule was published substantially revising the Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges, 29 C.F.R. Part 18, Subpart A. The cross reference chart below, can be used to track and compare the revised and new sections with the prior rules. The chart also identifies the comparable rule from the 2014 version of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
New Section 29 C.F.R. Part 18, Subpart A (2015)	New Section Title	Old Section 29 C.F.R. Part 18, Subpart A (2013)	Old Section Title	Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (2014)
18.10	Scope and purpose	18.1 / 18.26	Scope of rules and conduct of hearings	Fed. R. Civ. P. 1
18.11	Definitions	18.2	Definitions
18.12	Proceedings before administrative law judge	18.25 / 18.29(a)	Proceedings before administrative law judge /authority of the administrative law judge
18.13	Settlement judge procedure	18.9	Consent order or settlement; settlement judge procedure
18.14	Ex parte communication	18.38	Ex parte communications
18.15	Substitution of administrative law judge	18.30	Unavailability of administrative law judge	Fed. R. Civ. P. 63
18.16	Disqualification	18.31	Disqualification
18.17	Legal assistance	18.35	Legal assistance
PARTIES AND REPRESENTATIVES
18.20	Parties to a proceeding	18.10	Parties, how designated
18.21	Party appearance and participation	18.39 / 18.34(a)	18.39, Waiver of right to appear and failure to participate or to appear � text was incorporated into proposed �participation� rule
18.22	Representatives	18.34	Representatives
18.23	Disqualification of representatives
18.24	Briefs from amicus curiae	18.12	Amicus curiae
SERVICE, FORMAT AND TIMING OF FILINGS AND OTHER PAPERS
18.30	Service and filing	18.3	Service and filing	Fed. R. Civ. P. 5
18.31	Privacy protection for filings and exhibits			Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2
18.32	Computing and extending time	18.4	Time computations	Fed. R. Civ. P. 6
18.33	Motions and other papers	18.6	Motions and requests	Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b) & 43(c)
18.34	Format of papers filed
18.35	Signing motions and other papers; representations to the judge; sanctions			Fed. R. Civ. P. 11
18.36	Amendments after referral to the Office of Administrative Law Judges	18.5	Responsive pleadings�answer and request for hearings
PREHEARING PROCEDURE
18.40	Notice of hearing	18.27	Notice of hearing
18.41	Continuances and changes in place of hearing	18.28	Continuances
18.42	Expedited proceedings	18.42	Expedited proceedings
18.43	Consolidation; separate hearings	18.11	Consolidation of hearings	Fed. R. Civ. P. 42
18.44	Prehearing conference	18.8	Prehearing conferences	Fed. R. Civ. P. 16
DISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY
18.50	General provisions governing disclosure and discovery			Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (a), (d), (f), (g)
18.51	Discovery scope and limits	18.14	Scope of discovery	Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (b)
18.52	Protective orders	18.15	Protective orders	Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (c)
18.53	Supplementing disclosures and responses	18.16	Supplementation of responses	Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (e)
18.54	Stipulations about discovery and procedure	18.17	Stipulations regarding discovery	Fed. R. Civ. P. 29
18.55	Using depositions at hearings	18.23	Use of depositions at hearings	Fed. R. Civ. P. 32
18.56	Subpoena	18.24	Subpoenas	Fed. R. Civ. P. 45
18.57	Failure to make disclosures or to cooperate in discovery; sanctions	18.21	Motion to compel discovery	Fed. R. Civ. P. 37
TYPES OF DISCOVERY
18.60	Interrogatories to parties	18.18	Written interrogatories to parties	Fed. R. Civ. P. 33
18.61	Producing documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things, or entering onto land, for inspection and other purposes	18.19	Production of documents and other evidence; entry upon land for inspection and other purposes; and physical and mental examination	Fed. R. Civ. P. 34
18.62	Physical and mental examinations	18.19	Production of documents and other evidence; entry upon land for inspection and other purposes; and physical and mental examination	Fed. R. Civ. P. 35
18.63	Requests for admission	18.20	Admissions	Fed. R. Civ. P. 36
18.64	Depositions by oral examination	18.22	Depositions by oral examinations	Fed. R. Civ. P. 30
18.65	Depositions by written questions			Fed. R. Civ. P. 31
DISPOSITION WITHOUT HEARING
18.70	Motions for dispositive action
18.71	Approval of settlement or consent findings	18.9
18.72	Summary decision	18.40 / 18.41	18.40, Motion for summary decision merged with 18.41, Summary decision	Fed. R. Civ. P. 56
HEARING
18.80	Prehearing statement	18.7	Prehearing statements
18.81	Formal hearing	18.43	Formal hearings	Fed. R. Civ. P. 43(a)
18.82	Exhibits	18.47 / 18.48 / 18.49 / 18.50	Exhibits/ records in other proceedings/ designation of parts of documents/ authenticity
18.83	Stipulations	18.51	Stipulations
18.84	Official notice	18.45	Official notice
18.85	Privileged, sensitive, or classified material	18.46 / 18.56	In camera and protective orders/ restricted access
18.86	Hearing room conduct	18.37	Hearing room conduct
18.87	Standards of conduct	18.36	Standards of conduct
18.88	Transcript of proceedings	18.52	Record of hearings
POST HEARING
18.90	Closing the record; subsequent motions	18.54 / 18.55	Closing the record /receipt of documents after hearing
18.91	Post-hearing brief	18.92	Decision and order	18.57	Decision of the administrative law judge and post-hearing briefs
18.93	Motion for reconsideration			Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 (e)
18.94	Indicative ruling on a motion for relief that is barred by a pending petition for review			Fed. R. Civ. P. 62.1
18.95	Review of Decision	18.58	Appeals
DELETED SECTIONS
	Deleted	18.13	Discovery methods
	Deleted	18.32	Separation of functions
	Deleted	18.33	Expedition
	Deleted	18.53	Closing of hearings
	Deleted	18.59	Certification of official record