Federal

Title 29 — Labor

844 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 49c — Acceptance by States; creation of State agencies
• § 49c–1 — Transfer to States of property used by United States Employment Service
• § 49c–2 — Omitted
• § 49c–3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 653
• § 49c–4 — Transferred
• § 49c–5 — Omitted
• § 49d — Appropriations; certification for payment to States
• § 49d–1 — Omitted
• § 49e — Allotment of funds
• § 49f — Percentage disposition of allotted funds
• § 49g — State plans
• § 49h — Fiscal controls and accounting procedures
• § 49i — Recordkeeping and accountability
• § 49j — Notice of strikes and lockouts to applicants
• § 49k — Rules and regulations
• § 49l — Miscellaneous operating authorities
• § 49l–1 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 49l–2 — Workforce and labor market information system
• § 49m, 49n — Omitted
• § 5 — Bulletin as to labor conditions
• § 50 — Promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship
• § 501 — Fiduciary responsibility of officers of labor organizations
• § 502 — Bonding of officers and employees of labor organizations; amount, form, and placement of bonds; penalty for violation
• § 503 — Financial transactions between labor organization and officers and employees
• § 504 — Prohibition against certain persons holding office
• § 50a — Publication of information; national advisory committees
• § 50b — Appointment of employees
• § 50c — Improved apprenticeship program coordination between the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs
• § 51 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 642
• § 52 — Statutory restriction of injunctive relief
• § 521 — Investigations by Secretary; applicability of other laws
• § 522 — Extortionate picketing; penalty for violation
• § 523 — Retention of rights under other Federal and State laws
• § 524 — Effect on State laws
• § 524a — Elimination of racketeering activities threat; State legislation governing collective bargaining representative
• § 525 — Service of process
• § 526 — Applicability of administrative procedure provisions
• § 527 — Cooperation with other agencies and departments
• § 528 — Criminal contempt
• § 529 — Prohibition on certain discipline by labor organization
• § 53 — “Person” or “persons” defined
• § 530 — Deprivation of rights by violence; penalty
• § 531 — Separability
• § 551 — Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
• § 552 — Deputy Secretary; appointment; duties
• § 553 — Assistant Secretaries; appointment; duties
• § 554 — Assistants to Secretary
• § 555 — Solicitor
• § 556 — Chief clerk; other employees
• § 557 — Bureaus and offices in Department
• § 557a — Mine Safety and Health Administration
• § 557b — Office of disability employment policy
• § 558 — Library, records, etc., of Department
• § 559 — Rented quarters
• § 560 — Reports and investigations
• § 561 — Records and papers and furniture transferred to Department
• § 562 — Laws operative
• § 563 — Working capital fund; establishment; availability; capitalization; reimbursement
• § 563a — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–245, div. B, title I, § 117(b)(2) , Sept. 28, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3067
• § 564 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–245, div. B, title I, § 117(b)(1) , Sept. 28, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3067
• § 565 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(i) , Oct. 20, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4023
• § 566 — Employee drug and alcohol abuse assistance programs
• § 567 — Labor-management dispute settlement expenses
• § 568 — Acceptance of donations by Secretary
• § 569 — Security detail
• § 6 — Annual and special reports to President and Congress
• § 601 to 605 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–306, title III, § 311 , Oct. 14, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1442
• § 606 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–306, title III, § 311 , Oct. 14, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1442 ; Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 110(a) , Dec. 21, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1820
• § 607 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–306, title III, § 311 , Oct. 14, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1442
• § 621 — Congressional statement of findings and purpose
• § 622 — Education and research program; recommendation to Congress
• § 623 — Prohibition of age discrimination
• § 624 — Study by Secretary of Labor; reports to President and Congress; scope of study; implementation of study; transmittal date of reports
• § 625 — Administration
• § 626 — Recordkeeping, investigation, and enforcement
• § 627 — Notices to be posted
• § 628 — Rules and regulations; exemptions
• § 629 — Criminal penalties
• § 630 — Definitions
• § 631 — Age limits
• § 632 — Omitted
• § 633 — Federal-State relationship
• § 633a — Nondiscrimination on account of age in Federal Government employment
• § 634 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 651 — Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose and policy
• § 652 — Definitions
• § 653 — Geographic applicability; judicial enforcement; applicability to existing standards; report to Congress on duplication and coordination of Federal laws; workmen’s compensation law or common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees unaffected
• § 654 — Duties of employers and employees
• § 655 — Standards
• § 656 — Administration
• § 657 — Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping
• § 658 — Citations
• § 659 — Enforcement procedures
• § 660 — Judicial review
• § 661 — Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
• § 662 — Injunction proceedings
• § 663 — Representation in civil litigation
• § 664 — Disclosure of trade secrets; protective orders
• § 665 — Variations, tolerances, and exemptions from required provisions; procedure; duration
• § 666 — Civil and criminal penalties
• § 667 — State jurisdiction and plans
• § 668 — Programs of Federal agencies
• § 669 — Research and related activities
• § 669a — Expanded research on worker health and safety
• § 670 — Training and employee education
• § 671 — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• § 671a — Workers’ family protection
• § 672 — Grants to States
• § 673 — Statistics
• § 674 — Audit of grant recipient; maintenance of rec­ords; contents of records; access to books, etc.
• § 675 — Annual reports by Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services; contents
• § 676 — Omitted
• § 677 — Separability
• § 678 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 7 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–3 , §§ 15, 23, Mar. 18, 1959 , 73 Stat. 11 , 13; Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 110 , Oct. 19, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2239
• § 701 — Findings; purpose; policy
• § 702 — Rehabilitation Services Administration
• § 703 — Advance funding
• § 704 — Joint funding
• § 705 — Definitions
• § 706 — Allotment percentage
• § 707 — Nonduplication
• § 708 — Application of other laws
• § 709 — Administration
• § 710 — Reports
• § 711 — Evaluation
• § 712 — Information clearinghouse
• § 713 — Transfer of funds
• § 714 — State administration
• § 715 — Review of applications
• § 716 — Carryover
• § 717 — Client assistance information
• § 718 — Traditionally underserved populations
• § 720 — Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations
• § 721 — State plans
• § 722 — Eligibility and individualized plan for employment
• § 723 — Vocational rehabilitation services
• § 724 — Non-Federal share for establishment of program or construction
• § 725 — State Rehabilitation Council
• § 726 — Evaluation standards and performance indicators
• § 727 — Monitoring and review
• § 728 — Expenditure of certain amounts
• § 728a — Training and services for employers
• § 730 — State allotments
• § 731 — Payments to States
• § 732 — Client assistance program
• § 733 — Provision of pre-employment transition services
• § 741 — Vocational rehabilitation services grants
• § 751 — Data sharing
• § 760 — Declaration of purpose
• § 761 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 762 — National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• § 762a — Research and demonstration projects
• § 763 — Interagency Committee
• § 764 — Research and other covered activities
• § 765 — Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council
• § 766 — Definition of covered school
• § 771 — Declaration of purpose and competitive basis of grants and contracts
• § 772 — Training
• § 773 — Demonstration and training programs
• § 774, 775 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 443(1) , July 22, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1674
• § 776 — Measuring of project outcomes and performance
• § 780 — Establishment of National Council on Disability
• § 780a — Independent status of National Council on the Handicapped
• § 781 — Duties of National Council
• § 782 — Compensation of National Council members
• § 783 — Staff of National Council
• § 784 — Administrative powers of National Council
• § 785 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 790 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–569, title V, § 502(a) , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4424
• § 791 — Employment of individuals with disabilities
• § 792 — Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
• § 793 — Employment under Federal contracts
• § 794 — Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and programs
• § 794a — Remedies and attorney fees
• § 794b — Removal of architectural, transportation, or communication barriers; technical and financial assistance; compensation of experts or consultants; authorization of appropriations
• § 794c — Interagency Disability Coordinating Council
• § 794d — Electronic and information technology
• § 794d–1 — Reports on accessibility of electronic information to individuals with disabilities
• § 794e — Protection and advocacy of individual rights
• § 794f — Establishment of standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment
• § 794g — Limitations on use of subminimum wage
• § 795, 795a — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 461(1) , July 22, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1679
• § 795g — Purpose
• § 795h — Allotments
• § 795i — Availability of services
• § 795j — Eligibility
• § 795k — State plan
• § 795l — Restriction
• § 795m — Savings provision
• § 795n — Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
• § 795o — Authorization of appropriations
• § 796 — Purpose
• § 796–1 — Administration of the independent living program
• § 796a — Definitions
• § 796b — Eligibility for receipt of services
• § 796c — State plan
• § 796d — Statewide Independent Living Council
• § 796d–1 — Responsibilities of the Administrator
• § 796e — Allotments